

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.
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- Language
- English
- film noir
- mobster
- gold digger
- death of son
- mafia accountant
- oil well
- crime syndicate
- accountant
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- PremiereNRNew York City, New York7 Apr 1950
- Theatrical13 May 1950
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The Damned Don't Cry was released on 13 May 1950.
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CinemaSerf
12/27/2022
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), …
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