They Won't Believe Me
Seen it?1947 | 95 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or Leave Her to Heaven, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1947: an older pace and style.
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Irving Pichel
- Robert YoungLarry Ballentine
- Susan HaywardVerna Carlson
- Jane GreerJanice Bell
- Rita JohnsonGreta Ballentine
- Tom PowersTrenton
- George TyneLieutenant Carr
- Don BeddoeThomason
- Frank FergusonMr. Cahill
- Harry HarveyJudge Charles Fletcher
- Byron FoulgerHenry Bascombe (uncredited)