The Damned Don't Cry

Joan Crawford stars in this riveting character study as Ethel Whitehead, a woman who will stop at nothing to escape her impoverished lifestyle. Told in flashback, the story sees Ethel leaving the small Texas factory town where she grew up and getting involved with a succession of men, eventually winding up in the middle of a deadly confrontation between her gangster boyfriend and his arch-rival. David Brian, Steve Cochran, Kent Smith co-star; look for Strother Martin as a springboard diver in his film debut. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.