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{{Short description|1948 film by Jean Yarbrough}} |
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| name = Shed No Tears |
| name = Shed No Tears |
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| caption = Theatrical release poster |
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| director = [[Jean Yarbrough]] |
| director = [[Jean Yarbrough]] |
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| producer = |
| producer = Robert Frost |
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| writer = [[Brown Holmes]]<br/>[[Virginia M. Cooke]] |
| writer = [[Brown Holmes]]<br/>[[Virginia M. Cooke]] |
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| based_on = {{Based on|''Shed No Tears''|Don Martin}} |
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| starring = [[Wallace Ford]]<br/>[[June Vincent]] |
| starring = [[Wallace Ford]]<br/>[[June Vincent]] |
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| music = [[Raoul Kraushaar]] |
| music = [[Raoul Kraushaar]] |
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| cinematography = [[Frank Redman]] |
| cinematography = [[Frank Redman]] |
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| editing = |
| editing = Norman A. Cerf |
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| studio = |
| studio = Frost Film Productions |
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| distributor = [[Eagle-Lion Films]] |
| distributor = [[Eagle-Lion Films]] |
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| released = {{Film date|1948|07| |
| released = {{Film date|1948|07|9|United States}} |
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| runtime = 70 minutes |
| runtime = 70 minutes |
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| country = United States |
| country = United States |
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| language = English}} |
| language = English |
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'''''Shed No Tears''''' is a 1948 American [[film noir]] directed by [[Jean Yarbrough]] |
'''''Shed No Tears''''' is a 1948 American [[film noir]] directed by [[Jean Yarbrough]] and starring [[Wallace Ford]] and [[June Vincent]].<ref>{{AFI film|id=25719|title=Shed No Tears}}.</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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At the instigation of his wife Edna, used car salesman Sam Grover devises a scheme to collect on his $50,000 life insurance policy. After hurling a flaming unidentifiable corpse from the window of a burning hotel room registered in his name, Sam disguises himself and hides out in Washington, D.C. to await Edna. |
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Edna Grover (Vincent) convinces her older husband Sam (Ford) to fake his own death so they can collect on the life insurance. He hides in another city under an assumed name while she identifies a burned body found after a hotel fire as her husband. Edna collects the money but she has been having an affair for some time and double-crosses her husband. The whole situation rouses the suspicions of the Sam's son from a previous marriage who hires a private investigator to look into it. Unfortunately the PI is crooked and Edna pays him to stay silent. In the end, when Sam finds out about Edna's secret lover, Ray (Roberts), he is so distraught that he commits suicide. |
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Edna is to identify the corpse, which was wearing Sam's ring and wristwatch, and collect the insurance money. However, Tom, Sam's son by a prior marriage, hires a private detective, Huntington Stewart, to find out if his father's death was really an accident or if his stepmother murdered him. Stewart tricks Edna into disclosing that Sam is alive and blackmails her while stalling Tom. Edna, who had never intended to share the money with Sam, is in love with a young wastrel, Ray Belden, with whom she plans to leave the country. Sam returns and overhears Edna's plans, follows Belden and kills him. Tom, who has been following his father without recognizing him, hears the shots and reports to Stewart, who realizes that Sam has returned but does not tell Tom. Instead, he traces Sam and blackmails him too. |
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When Belden's body is discovered, police detective Hutton arrests Edna on suspicion of murder. She is released on bail and follows Stewart to Sam's hideout. Meanwhile, Tom, still unaware that his father is alive, receives $5,000 that Sam has sent him, Tom assumes that the money is a bribe from the real killer and goes to the police. The police follow Edna to Sam and when she learns that he killed Belden, she shoots him but falls to her death from the hotel window while struggling with Stewart. The police arrest Stewart and although Tom is remorseful at having enabled them to discover his father's crime, Sam tells him that he would rather pay the law's penalty than continue being blackmailed by Stewart. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Mark Roberts (actor)|Mark Roberts]] as Ray Belden |
* [[Mark Roberts (actor)|Mark Roberts]] as Ray Belden |
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* [[Frank Albertson]] as Lt. Hutton |
* [[Frank Albertson]] as Lt. Hutton |
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* [[Richard Hogan]] as Tom Grover |
* [[Dick Hogan|Richard Hogan]] as Tom Grover, Sam's son |
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* [[Elena Verdugo]] as Marilyn |
* [[Elena Verdugo]] as Marilyn |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{AFI film|id=25719|title=Shed No Tears}} |
* {{AFI film|id=25719|title=Shed No Tears}} |
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* {{IMDb title|id=0040779|title=Shed No Tears}} |
* {{IMDb title|id=0040779|title=Shed No Tears}} |
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* {{TCMDb title|id=89885|title=Shed No Tears}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 19 September 2024
Shed No Tears | |
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Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
Written by | Brown Holmes Virginia M. Cooke |
Based on | Shed No Tears by Don Martin |
Produced by | Robert Frost |
Starring | Wallace Ford June Vincent |
Cinematography | Frank Redman |
Edited by | Norman A. Cerf |
Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
Production company | Frost Film Productions |
Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Shed No Tears is a 1948 American film noir directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Wallace Ford and June Vincent.[1]
Plot
[edit]At the instigation of his wife Edna, used car salesman Sam Grover devises a scheme to collect on his $50,000 life insurance policy. After hurling a flaming unidentifiable corpse from the window of a burning hotel room registered in his name, Sam disguises himself and hides out in Washington, D.C. to await Edna.
Edna is to identify the corpse, which was wearing Sam's ring and wristwatch, and collect the insurance money. However, Tom, Sam's son by a prior marriage, hires a private detective, Huntington Stewart, to find out if his father's death was really an accident or if his stepmother murdered him. Stewart tricks Edna into disclosing that Sam is alive and blackmails her while stalling Tom. Edna, who had never intended to share the money with Sam, is in love with a young wastrel, Ray Belden, with whom she plans to leave the country. Sam returns and overhears Edna's plans, follows Belden and kills him. Tom, who has been following his father without recognizing him, hears the shots and reports to Stewart, who realizes that Sam has returned but does not tell Tom. Instead, he traces Sam and blackmails him too.
When Belden's body is discovered, police detective Hutton arrests Edna on suspicion of murder. She is released on bail and follows Stewart to Sam's hideout. Meanwhile, Tom, still unaware that his father is alive, receives $5,000 that Sam has sent him, Tom assumes that the money is a bribe from the real killer and goes to the police. The police follow Edna to Sam and when she learns that he killed Belden, she shoots him but falls to her death from the hotel window while struggling with Stewart. The police arrest Stewart and although Tom is remorseful at having enabled them to discover his father's crime, Sam tells him that he would rather pay the law's penalty than continue being blackmailed by Stewart.
Cast
[edit]- Wallace Ford as Sam Grover
- June Vincent as Edna Grover
- Mark Roberts as Ray Belden
- Frank Albertson as Lt. Hutton
- Richard Hogan as Tom Grover, Sam's son
- Elena Verdugo as Marilyn
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Shed No Tears at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Shed No Tears at IMDb
- Shed No Tears at AllMovie
- Shed No Tears at the TCM Movie Database