Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
Sue ThompsonReported release: 1961Date needs verification
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The emotional impact of sad films
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About Sue Thompson
Sue Thompson developed her singing career in California, appearing in Bay Area clubs and on cowboy singer Dude Martin's radio and television programs. Early recordings for Mercury were followed by work with other labels before songwriter Boudleaux Bryant helped connect her with Hickory. John D. Loudermilk supplied material including Sad Movies and Norman, bringing her distinctive vocal presentation to pop audiences. She maintained a long recording association with Hickory, continuing there into the mid-1970s.
Artist background sources
Sue Thompson - Bear Family Records biography
Read California performance/radio/television development, Mercury and Hickory relationship, Bryant/Loudermilk roles and 1975 label endpoint. Speculative birth-year revision, unproved first You Belong to Me recording, private relationships, current-location wording and rankings are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1961
1962
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Written by John D. Loudermilk, the song used a humorous metaphor for a relationship.
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