The Damned Don't Cry

1950 PG-13 1h 43m

7.0 / 10 62

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7.0/10

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Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

Director Vincent Sherman

Writers

Gertrude Walker Harold Medford Jerome Weidman

Stars

Joan Crawford David Brian Steve Cochran

Messenger (uncredited)

Bonnie Bannon

Woman in Casino (uncredited)

George Baxter

Mr. Fredericks - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Castleman's Assistant (uncredited)

Kathryn Card

Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

George - Maitre d'Hotel at Grady's (uncredited)

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Herschel Daugherty

Rewrite Man (uncredited)

Diane DeLaire

Castleman's Secretary (uncredited)

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Forrest Dickson

Woman on Street (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Gambler at The Hacienda (uncredited)

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Sam Fisher

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Don Forbes

Radio Commentator (uncredited)

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George Ford

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Minor Role (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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William E. Green

Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

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Tom Greenway

Deputy Tom (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Reporter (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Weldon Heyburn

Robert - The Butler (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Editor (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Man in Montage (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Man on Dock (uncredited)

Barney Green (uncredited)

Leon Lontoc

Filipino House Boy (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Gambling Casino Attendant (uncredited)

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Warren Mace

Reporter (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Johnny Enders (uncredited)

Eddie Marr

Walter Talbot (uncredited)

Strother Martin

Springboard Diver (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Waiter at Grady's (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Jalopy Driver (uncredited)

Alfred - The Houseman (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Spectator at Exhibition (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

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Sara Perry

Mrs. Whitehead (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Syndicate Boss (uncredited)

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Waclaw Rekwart

Onlooker at Scene (uncredited)

Keith Richards

Croupier (uncredited)

Ann Robinson

Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)

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Ric Roman

Sam Loman - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Norman Riley (uncredited)

Man at the Hacienda (uncredited)

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Allan Smith

Surveyor (uncredited)

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Clarence Straight

Castleman's Chauffeur/Henchman (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Vito Maggio (uncredited)

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Duke Watson

Hardware Man (uncredited)

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Paul Weber

Mr. Bender - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)

Crane Whitley

Eddie Hart - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)

Crime Drama

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User Reviews 1

Geronimo1967 27 Dec 2022

7/10

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 "M...