Too Late for Tears (1949)
July 17, 1949Release Date
Too Late for Tears (1949)
July 17, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lizabeth Scott
Jane Palmer
Don DeFore
Don Blake
Dan Duryea
Danny Fuller
Arthur Kennedy
Alan Palmer
Kristine Miller
Kathy Palmer
Kevin O'Morrison
Policeman (uncredited)
Barry Kelley
Police Lt. Breach
Jimmy Ames
Fat Man
June Storey
Fuller's Girl (uncredited)
Georgia Backus
Woman
James Nolan
Detective Parker (uncredited)
Robert Bice
Policeman
Forbes Murray
Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Hotel Clerk
Billy Halop
Boat Attendant (uncredited)
David Clarke
Jack Sharber (uncredited)
Byron Haskin
Director
Denver Pyle
Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
Roy Huggins
Writer
Hunt Stromberg
Producer
Renee Donatt
Young Lover in Boat (uncredited)
R. Dale Butts
Composer
William C. Mellor
Cinematographer
Harry Keller
Editor
John Butler
Little Man Answering Phone (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd
Second Car Thief (uncredited)
Richard Irving
First Car Thief (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Checkroom Attendant (uncredited)
Robert Kellard
Policeman (uncredited)
George Mann
Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
John Mansfield
Carlos (uncredited)
Alex Montoya
Mexican Officer (uncredited)
Virginia Mullen
Woman (uncredited)
Robert Neff
Driver of Payoff Car (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Police Officer at Switchboard (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Policeman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Man at Baggage Claim (uncredited)
Carl Thompson
Young Lover in Boat (uncredited)
Harry J. Vejar
Police Lt. Rivera (uncredited)
Patricia Wallace
Woman (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Smoki Whitfield
Pete (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Policeman (uncredited)
Morton Scott
Music Director
Charles S. Thompson
Set Decoration
Peggy Gray
Hairstylist
James W. Sullivan
Art Direction
Howard Wilson
Sound
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Details.
Wiki.
Too Late for Tears is a 1949 American film noir starring Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, and Dan Duryea. Directed by Byron Haskin, its plot follows a ruthless woman who resorts to multiple murders in an attempt to retain a suitcase containing US$60,000 ($609,000 in 2023) that does not belong to her. The screenplay was written by Roy Huggins, developed from a serial he wrote for The Saturday Evening Post. Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, and Barry Kelley appear in support.
Originally released by United Artists in the summer of 1949, the film was reissued under the alternate title Killer Bait in 1955. It received mixed reviews from critics. The film was a box-office bomb, and its financial failure resulted in the film's producer, Hunt Stromberg, filing bankruptcy. In the years since its release, it has been noted for featuring one of Scott's strongest performances, and her character one of the most vicious femme fatales in film noir.
Too Late for Tears has long been in the public domain and available in varying cuts. In 2015, the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Film Noir Foundation undertook extensive restoration of the film, combining elements sourced from France with additional material from the surviving 35 mm and 16 mm prints. The restored version of the film was released in 2016 on Blu-ray by Flicker Alley in the United States, and Arrow Films in the United Kingdom. The film has developed a cult following in the years since its release.