The Damned Don’t Cry
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The Damned Don’t Cry is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Joan Crawford as an ambitious woman who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of organized crime.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Damned Don’t Cry canonical | 5 |
| The Damned Don't Cry | 1 |
| The Damned Don’t Cry (1950 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8874345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Damned Don’t Cry Context triple: [Steve Cochran, notableWork, The Damned Don’t Cry]
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A.
One Last Cry
"One Last Cry" is a 1990s R&B ballad by Brian McKnight known for its emotional lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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B.
The Cry
The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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C.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
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D.
We Die Alone
We Die Alone is a World War II survival memoir by David Howarth that recounts the harrowing escape of Norwegian commando Jan Baalsrud through Arctic Norway after a failed sabotage mission.
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E.
Don't Damn Me
"Don't Damn Me" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, known for its aggressive vocals and introspective, confrontational lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Damned Don’t Cry Target entity description: The Damned Don’t Cry is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Joan Crawford as an ambitious woman who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of organized crime.
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A.
One Last Cry
"One Last Cry" is a 1990s R&B ballad by Brian McKnight known for its emotional lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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B.
The Cry
The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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C.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
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D.
We Die Alone
We Die Alone is a World War II survival memoir by David Howarth that recounts the harrowing escape of Norwegian commando Jan Baalsrud through Arctic Norway after a failed sabotage mission.
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E.
Don't Damn Me
"Don't Damn Me" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, known for its aggressive vocals and introspective, confrontational lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Gertrude Walker ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ted D. McCord ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Vincent Sherman ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alan Crosland Jr. ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | studio-era Hollywood ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasTheme | rise and fall in the criminal underworld ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joan Crawford ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ethel Whitehead ⓘ |
| musicBy | Daniele Amfitheatrof ⓘ |
| notableFor | Joan Crawford’s performance in a noir crime role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American film noir canon ⓘ |
| portrays |
ambition
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| producer | Jerry Wald ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harold Medford
ⓘ
Jerome Weidman ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
David Brian
ⓘ
Joan Crawford ⓘ Kent Smith ⓘ Selena Royle ⓘ Steve Cochran ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Damned Don’t Cry Description of subject: The Damned Don’t Cry is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Joan Crawford as an ambitious woman who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of organized crime.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Damned Don’t Cry
linked to: The Damned Don’t Cry