Shed No Tears

1948

1h 10m

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4.8/10

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A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.

Directors

Jean Yarbrough

Writers

Virginia M. Cooke(screenplay by)

Don Martin(novel by)

Brown Holmes(screenplay by)

Stars

Wallace Ford

June Vincent

Mark Roberts

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Top cast

Sam Grover

Edna Grover

Ray Belden

Huntington Stewart

Tom Grover

Hutton

Marilyn

Mrs. Peet (Uncredited)

Mary Treen

Hilda (Uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Ray Belden's Landlord (Uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

Ida Moore

Bus Passenger (Uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Loan Company Representative (Uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Mr. Nicholas (Uncredited)

John Mitchum

Policeman (Uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

First Interrogating Detective (Uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Second Interrogating Detective (Uncredited)

Directors

Jean Yarbrough

Writers

Virginia M. Cooke(screenplay by)

Don Martin(novel by)

Brown Holmes(screenplay by)

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Single Indemnity… Directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Wallace Ford and June Vincent, Shed No Tears was once one of those lost film noirs that noiristas craved to see. Now widely available to view, it proves to be a decent journey into noirville, even if it becomes a touch shaky come the final third. Plot has Vincent as a devious femme fatale wife who convinces her husband (Ford) to fake his own death. The plan is to get rich on the insurance claim, but soon it becomes apparent that hubby is caught in a web of murder, blackmail and treachery. The plot dynamics are laid out for us very early in the peace, leaving the rest of the narrative to tease us with the shifty shenanigans of the protagonists. Classic noir staples are adhered to with the characterisations, viper woman, dupes, dopes, crooks and cronies. Yarbrough moves it along at a good old "B noir" clip, while the screenplay has enough twists and surprises in it to keep the noir faithful pleased. 7/10

John Chard11 Feb, 2015