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Too Late for Tears

  • 19491949
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  • 1h 39m
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7.3/10
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Too Late for Tears (1949)
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
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  • Crime
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  • Film-Noir
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Byron Haskin
  • Writer
    • Roy Huggins(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Lizabeth Scott
    • Don DeFore
    • Dan Duryea
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  • Director
    • Byron Haskin
  • Writer
    • Roy Huggins(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Lizabeth Scott
    • Don DeFore
    • Dan Duryea
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    • 100User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Dan Duryea and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Dan Duryea and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Don DeFore and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Dan Duryea and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Dan Duryea in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Dan Duryea and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Don DeFore and Kristine Miller in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Kristine Miller in Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Dan Duryea and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears (1949)

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    Lizabeth Scott
    Lizabeth Scott
    • Jane Palmeras Jane Palmer
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Don Blakeas Don Blake
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Danny Fulleras Danny Fuller
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Alan Palmeras Alan Palmer
    Kristine Miller
    Kristine Miller
    • Kathy Palmeras Kathy Palmer
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    • Police Lt. Breachas Police Lt. Breach
    Jimmy Ames
    • Fat Manas Fat Man
    • (uncredited)
    Georgia Backus
    Georgia Backus
    • Womanas Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Bice
    Robert Bice
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Hotel Clerkas Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Little Man Answering Phoneas Little Man Answering Phone
    • (uncredited)
    David Clarke
    David Clarke
    • Jack Sharberas Jack Sharber
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmie Dodd
    Jimmie Dodd
    • Second Car Thiefas Second Car Thief
    • (uncredited)
    Renee Donatt
    Renee Donatt
    • Young Lover in Boatas Young Lover in Boat
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Flynn
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Halop
    Billy Halop
    • Boat Attendantas Boat Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Irving
    • First Car Thiefas First Car Thief
    • (uncredited)
    Perry Ivins
    • Checkroom Attendantas Checkroom Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Byron Haskin
    • Writer
      • Roy Huggins(screenplay by) (from his Saturday Evening Post serial)
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    • Trivia
      Adjusted for inflation, the $60,000 in the bag would be equivalent to about $663,000 in 2021.
    • Goofs
      Jane tells Alan that the $790 she has spent represents about one tenth of a percent of the money in the satchel. Since they thought they had $100,000 (later determined by Danny the blackmailer to be $60,000). One tenth of a percent of 100,000 would be $100, so she spent closer to eight tenths of a percent of what she thought they had. A tenth of a percent of $60,000 would be $60, and $790 would be slightly over 13 per cent of that amount. So, in any case, the screenwriter was bad at math.
    • Quotes

      Danny Fuller: Don't ever change, Tiger. I don't think I'd like you with a heart.

    • Connections
      Featured in To Face Her Past (1996)

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    Well acted film noir.
    Jane and Alan Palmer accidently receive a satchel containing sixty thousand dollars that was intended as a blackmail payoff. Alan wants to turn the money over to the police, but money loving Jane wants to keep it. Meanwhile the blackmailer confronts Jane about his absconded payment. Greedy Jane murders her husband and then pretends to make a deal with the blackmailer. However, a ghost from Janes past returns to be her undoing.

    Considering that Byron (WAR OF THE WORLDS) Haskin was never a really good director of actors, this film is very well acted. The cast turns in first rate performances, so good in fact that the performers almost make the viewer not notice that this film has a very far fetched, convoluted plot.

    I have seen a lot of these "film noirs" and of all of them, TOO LATE FOR TEARS is probably one of the most cynical. Few other films I have seen have this thick air fatalism hanging over it.

    Kristine Miller who plays Alan's sister Kathy, is one of the most beautiful women to grace the screen. This the first time I noticed her, and it's a shame her film career was rather short, and rarely had large roles as she had here.

    One note: If you pay close attention, you will see former "Dead End" Kid leader Billy Halop in small role as a boat attendant.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Killer Bait
    • Filming locations
      • MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hunt Stromberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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