Shed No Tears
| Shed No Tears | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Produced by | Robert Frost |
| Written by |
Brown Holmes Virginia M. Cooke |
| Based on |
Shed No Tears by Don Martin |
| Starring |
Wallace Ford June Vincent |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Norman A. Cerf |
Production company |
Frost Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
Release dates |
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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, starring Wallace Ford and June Vincent.[1]
Plot
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.
Cast
- 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
External links
- Shed No Tears at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Shed No Tears at the Internet Movie Database
- Shed No Tears at AllMovie
- Shed No Tears at the TCM Movie Database