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The Damned Don't Cry is a 1950 American film noir crime-drama directed by Vincent Sherman and featuring Joan Crawford, David Brian, and Steve Cochran. It tells of a woman's involvement with an organized crime boss and his subordinates.
The Damned Don't Cry: Directed by Vincent Sherman. With Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran, Kent Smith. A New York socialite climbs the ladder of success man by man until a life among rich gangsters gives her what she thought she always wanted.
After the body of well-known racketeer and gambler Nick Prenta is found in Desert Springs, California, the investigating sheriff discovers some home movies in Prenta's house and identifies oil heiress Lorna Hansen Forbes, who has been renting a house in the area, as one of Prenta's guests.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage and a dirt-poor town, Ethel Whitehead (Joan Crawford) decides to break free of these confines after the death of her child changes her outlook on life.
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The murder of gangster Nick Prenta touches off an investigation of mysterious socialite Lorna Hansen Forbes, who seems to have no past, and has now disappeared. In flashback, we see the woman's anonymous roots; her poor working-class marriage, which ends in tragedy and her determination to find "better things."
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Jun 26, 2022 · Gritty story of Joan Crawford's transformation from a poor housewife into a ruthless society climber willing to do whatever it takes to achieve "the world," as...
