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Too Late for Tears
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Wikipedia article
'Too Late for Tears' is a 1949 film noir directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy, Dan Duryea, and Don DeFore. It concerns a ruthless femme fatale's murderous attempt to hold on to a suitcase containing US$60,000 ($ in ) that does not belong to her. The screenplay was written by Roy Huggins, developed from a serial he wrote for the 'Saturday Evening Post'.
The film was reissued as 'Killer Bait' in 1955. 'Too Late for Tears' has been in the public domain for many years; there are several different edits of the film with different running times. On January 25, 2014, a restored 35mm print was premiered by the Film Noir Foundation at Noir City 12 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The film was restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Film Noir Foundation, with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association providing some of the necessary funding. The restoration combined 35mm dupe negative elements from France with some material from surviving 35mm and 16mm prints.Jeremy Arnold, [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/5793/Too-Late-For-Tears/articles.html Too Late for Tears (1949)], TCM.com '(Retrieved 2018-12-25.)'
Plot
and Lizabeth Scott
Jane and Alan Palmer fortuitously come into possession of a bag filled with cash. They check the bag into Union Station while they determine whether to keep it or turn it over to the authorities. Danny Fuller appears at the Palmer apartment while Alan is at work, asks Jane about the money, and threatens her.
Jane agrees to split the money with Danny, kills Alan, and threatens to blackmail Danny unless he helps her cover up the murder. Soon, Jane faces not only her mistrust of Danny, but also inquiries from Alan's sister, Kathy, and a stranger named Don Blake who suddenly appears claiming to be Alan's old Army buddy. Don and Kathy become attracted to each other.
Jane eventually claims the money bag and locates Danny who tells her the money is a blackmail payoff for an insurance scam. Jane kills Danny and flees to Mexico with the money. Don finds Jane in a hotel room and reveals he is the brother of her first husband, Bob, and suspects her of his "suicide." The police rush into the room and Jane accidentally falls off the balcony to her death. Don finds Kathy in the hotel lobby and it is revealed they are now married and will shorten their honeymoon to return to the U.S.
Cast
* Lizabeth Scott as Jane Palmer
* Don DeFore as Don Blake/Blanchard
* Dan Duryea as Danny Fuller
* Arthur Kennedy as Alan Palmer
* Kristine Miller as Kathy Palmer
* Barry Kelley as Lieutenant Breach
Reception
Critical response
When the film was released 'The New York Times' wrote:Film critic Dennis Schwartz in 2005 wrote a favorable review:
See also
* List of films in the public domain in the United States
References
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