The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVincent Sherman
Screenplay byHarold Medford
Jerome Weidman
Gertrude Walker
Based onCase History
1950 novel
by Gertrude Walker
Produced byJerry Wald
StarringJoan Crawford
David Brian
CinematographyTed McCord, A.S.C.
Edited byRudi Fehr
Music byDaniele Amfitheatrof
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • April 7, 1950 (1950-04-07) (New York)
  • May 5, 1950 (1950-05-05) (Los Angeles)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,233,000
Box office$2,211,000

The Damned Don't Cry (promoted as 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. The plot concerns a woman's involvement with an organized-crime boss and his subordinates. The screenplay by Harold Medford and Jerome Weidman was based on the story "Case History" written by Gertrude Walker, loosely based on the relationship of Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill.

The Damned Don't Cry is the first of three cinematic collaborations between Sherman and Crawford along with Harriet Craig (1950) and Goodbye, My Fancy (1951).