The Damned Don't Cry

"Warner Bros.' Flaming Stars of 'Flamingo Road' Meet in Scarlet Shadows Again!"

1950 1h 43m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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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.

“Warner Bros.' Flaming Stars of 'Flamingo Road' Meet in Scarlet Shadows Again!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincent Sherman
Writers: Gertrude Walker, Harold Medford, Jerome Weidman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent Sherman, shot by Ted D. McCord. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rudi Fehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joan Crawford and David Brian and Steve Cochran carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Warner Bros.' Flaming Stars of 'Flamingo Road' Meet in Scarlet Shadows Again!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vincent Sherman directs. Ted D. McCord behind the camera. Daniele Amfitheatrof scores. Rudi Fehr cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

176 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Vincent Sherman, shot by Ted D. McCord. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Rudi Fehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Joan Crawford and David Brian and Steve Cochran carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Warner Bros.' Flaming Stars of 'Flamingo Road' Meet in Scarlet Shadows Again!".
7IMDB entry: tt0042376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "film noir", "mobster", "gold digger", "death of son".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ted D. McCord
Original score: Daniele Amfitheatrof
Editing: Rudi Fehr
Makeup / hair: Perc Westmore
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

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CinemaSerf2022-12-27
★ 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 "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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