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The Damned Don't Cry
Warner Bros.' Flaming Stars of 'Flamingo Road' Meet in Scarlet Shadows Again!
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
- Original title
- The Damned Don't Cry
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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Dec 27, 2022 · via TMDB
Joan Crawford always could portray the ambitious, strong-willed character really well - and she does it here too. Living an hand-to-mouth existence with her husband and young son, tragedy befalls her and she ("Ethel/Lorna") determines to start a new life. Initially flogging cigars in an hotel, but soon her beauty helps her meet new, and increasingly influential, wealthy, friends. When she meets "Marty" (Kent Smith), a small time accountant whom she introduces to her restaurant owning pal "Grady" (Hugh Sanders), this honest fellow starts to attract attention of his own, the coat-tails of whom she is happy to travel along on, too. Before long, both are embroiled in a perilous nationwide gaming racket headed by her latest beau "George" (David Brian). When he gets suspicious of one of his underlings "Nick" (Steve Cochran), she is despatched to use her wiles on him - only, that doesn't quite go according to plan... You kind of feel sorry for poor old "Marty" - infatuated by Crawford, but not on her radar as she seeks wealth and power, inherently drawn to the wrong 'uns. The ending is a bit rushed, but the rest of it takes it's time to demonstrate this women's ability to twist men around her little finger. The pace is good, the male performances maybe just a bit stereotyped - but it's still a great opportunity for the star to be exactly that.
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Joan Crawford
Ethel Whitehead
David Brian
George Castleman
Steve Cochran
Nick Prenta
Kent Smith
Martin Blackford
Hugh Sanders
Grady
Selena Royle
Patricia Longworth
Jacqueline deWit
Sandra
Morris Ankrum
Jim Whitehead
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Castleman
Richard Egan
Roy Whitehead
Bonnie Bannon
Woman in Casino (uncredited)
George Baxter
Mr. Fredericks - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
George - Maitre d'Hotel at Grady's (uncredited)
Diane DeLaire
Castleman's Secretary (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Gambler at The Hacienda (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Reporter (uncredited)
Weldon Heyburn
Robert - The Butler (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Man in Montage (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Man on Dock (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Trooper (uncredited)
Leon Lontoc
Filipino House Boy (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Gambling Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Johnny Enders (uncredited)
Eddie Marr
Walter Talbot (uncredited)
Strother Martin
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Jalopy Driver (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Spectator at Exhibition (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Keith Richards
Croupier (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Norman Riley (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Man at the Hacienda (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Vito Maggio (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Eddie Hart - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Joan Crawford
Costume Consultant
Max Steiner
Additional Music
Joan Crawford
Additional Writing
Vincent Sherman
Director
Rudi Fehr
Editor
Jerry Wald
Producer
Sidney Cutner
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