They Won't Believe Me is a 1947 American film noir directed by Irving Pichel and starring Robert Young, Susan Hayward and Jane Greer.

After the prosecution rests its case in the murder trial of Larry Ballentine, the defendant takes the stand to tell his story.

In flashback, Larry recounts how he started seeing Janice Bell, innocently enough, but feelings developed between them.

Verna has also bought herself a cheap wedding ring, inducing him to follow through on his promise to divorce Greta and marry her.

Going to her favorite spot, a cliff by a waterfall, he finds at the top the goodbye note he left for her and discovers her body at the bottom.

Eavesdropping, he learns that Trenton is concerned about Verna's disappearance and has enticed Janice to help bring Larry home.

Back in court, as the verdict begins to be read, Larry rushes to an open window, but before he can jump, he is shot dead by the courtroom guard.

"[2] In an interview on The Dick Cavett Show aired on September 9, 1968, Robert Young claimed he made one picture in which he played a nasty character, resulting in a box-office flop, They Won’t Believe Me.

This was generally the only version available until Warner Bros. (the current owner of the RKO library) restored it to its full length in 2021.

It premiered on Turner Classic Movies on May 8, followed by a Blu-Ray release via Warner Archive three days later.