The films of Alfred Werker are regularly overlooked but frequently reward attention.
Although dismissed by David Quinlan as "weak and woebegone" 'The Young Don't Cry' is actually a very respectable conclusion to his career on the big screen before he disappeared into television, showcasing Sal Mineo - who'd recently shown potential as Plato in 'Rebel without a Cause - with the help of veterans like the earlier film's cameraman Ernest Haller, composer George Anthiel and James Whitmore, J. Carroll Naish and octogenarian black actor Leigh Whipper whose career in films dated all the way back to Oscar Micheaux.
Although dismissed by David Quinlan as "weak and woebegone" 'The Young Don't Cry' is actually a very respectable conclusion to his career on the big screen before he disappeared into television, showcasing Sal Mineo - who'd recently shown potential as Plato in 'Rebel without a Cause - with the help of veterans like the earlier film's cameraman Ernest Haller, composer George Anthiel and James Whitmore, J. Carroll Naish and octogenarian black actor Leigh Whipper whose career in films dated all the way back to Oscar Micheaux.