Too Late for Tears

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Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears DVD cover
Directed by	Byron Haskin
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Written by	Roy Huggins
Starring	Lizabeth Scott Don DeFore Dan Duryea Arthur Kennedy
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	August 13, 1949 (U.S. release)
Running time	99 min
Language	English
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Too Late for Tears is a 1949 black-and-white film starring Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea. Scott and Duryea appeared in many films noir during this era however they only appeared in one other film together; the western Silver Lode. This film, shot in film noir style, has been available in the public domain for years however there are many different edits of the film available and it's very difficult to find a complete edit. The movie, also known as Killer Bait, was seen on beach house television in the 2004 neo-noir movie Spartan. Byron Haskin directed the film. He later went on to be the associate producer of Star Trek:The Cage (1966).

Actors Don DeFore and Lizabeth Scott in Too Late for Tears

[edit] Plot

Alan Palmer (Kennedy) accidentally gets a hold of $60,000 in stolen cash. His plotting wife Jane (Scott), one of the great movie femme fatales, insists that they keep the money instead of going to the police. A drunken private detective (Duryea) becomes wise to the plan and tries to take the money from them. Jane works out a deal to split the money with the P.I. Then, realizing that her husband can't be trusted, Jane murders her husband on romantic lake boat ride with the help of the detective. When she reports her husband missing the plot thickens as the brother of one of Jane's ex-husbands who also died mysteriously shows up. He's working with Alan's sister Kathy who is growing more suspicious of Jane's shaky story. Jane eventually escapes to Mexico but is tracked down by the snooping pair.