User Reviews

Hanley, Caje and Kirby rescue a totally mute French woman in shock in her house and bring to their field hospital. Howeve the woman flees and Hanley goes alone to her house to bring her back. But the woman is totally disturbed and a German patrol arrives to make a post in the spot. What will Hanley do?

"Weep No More" is a pointless episode of "Combat!" with a poor episode that slightly recalls "The Battle of the Roses". Hanley risking his life to save an insane woman that is not in risk is corny and does not make sense. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Não Chore Mais" ("Weep No More")

"Weep No More" is an extremely moving episode of WWII drama portraying the effects of war and oppression on a French family when the Germans move into their town and take over. The only alternative was to run to heaven knows where.

Anjanette Comer puts on an absolutely superb performance as Annette, a daughter in total shock and denial over what she has seen and experienced. Think about how difficult it is to carry the story and never utter one word - brilliant.

Lieutenant Hanley is the only one she'll respond to and it's extremely touching to see Annette attempting to communicate with him. All she displays is raw emotion - fear, shock, joy, and at times simply living in a vacuum of denial all her own.

After running the Germans out of her house, Hanley and squad forcibly bring Annette to a medical aid station. After a long sleep, she runs away back to her home where she is living in a world all her own, carrying on as if nothing had happened. Hanley returns to Annette's house and does a great job looking out for her.

Ed Lakso's screen writing is outstanding in that the plot is well carried out with a minimum of actual Combat scenes. Considering Annette's opening sequence, her reaction to the squad, and the fact the Germans were just driven out of her house by the Americans, it's implied the Germans are responsible for her devastation.

Closeups by director Ted Post capture the action extremely well, especially the raw emotion of Annette.

Even the German's know she's out of her mind and one would think they would clearly know why. What war and murder can do to a gentle soul.

Ted Knight is excellent as the German Sergeant and it's ironic he was a decorated American WWII veteran.

Weep No More can bring the sensitive to tears. Excellent episode!

Another week off for Vic, so Rick is in charge of the squad. Main point of interest is guest star Anjanette Comer, that beautiful '60s actress very early in her career, before she starred opposite Marlon Brando in "The Appaloosa".

The story of Rick protecting her from the Germans offers a welcome, if brief, romantic interest for the handsome Jason, whose leading man/matinee idol qualities are usually suppressed in favor of no-nonsense winning the war action on the show.

She plays the part ilent, yet it's still a moving minor performance marking a star of the future, who unfortunately never received a breakthrough assignment.

It's not his fault, but casting Ted Knight as one of the German bad guys laughable.