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Too Late for Tears

Play trailer Poster for Too Late for Tears Released Jul 17, 1949 1h 39m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A woman (Lizabeth Scott) kills her husband and plots with a private eye (Dan Duryea) after someone tosses a moneybag into her car.
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A.H. Weiler New York Times Despite an involved plot and an occasional overabundance of palaver, not all of which is bright, this yarn about a cash-hungry dame who doesn't let men or conscience stand in her way, is an adult and generally suspenseful adventure. Oct 30, 2015 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune The movie failed to find much of an audience in its own time. It looks a little better every year. Rated: 3/4 Aug 28, 2014 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com [Lizabeth Scott's] performance as the ruthless Jane Palmer remains one of the genre's meatiest and devious since the film revolves exclusively around her actions and not those of her male co-stars. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 8, 2020 Full Review TV Guide As the money-hungry woman without a conscience, Scott is terrific, seductive as Ulysses' sirens and just as destructive to the men she draws into her web. Rated: 3/5 Oct 30, 2015 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The husky-voiced winsome smiling Lizabeth Scott turns in a finely tuned performance as the femme fatale. Rated: B- Feb 21, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E Lizabeth Scott was a femme fatale worth losing your life over and this movie is another example. Although she didn’t have the magnitude of the career she deserved, her revenge was to have a long life. Another prominent person from Scranton, PA. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Susan M You can never predict what is going to happen next. This film is truly suspenseful and kept me captivated until the very end. Mrs. Palmer is so evil. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review acsdoug D It's a nice noir from the 40s that manages to maintain a level of suspense throughout. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review nick s There were a few story elements I would have changed but overall this was great. Competently directed and a truly captivating performance from Lizabeth Scott, who really elevated the movie with her natural charisma. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review Don B I found this by accident looking for a Burt Lancaster movie so I'm not sure how this came about but it is an absolutely great film with a convoluted plot but you got to love Lizabeth Scott. I finally found someone meaner than my ex-wife. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review paul d In Byron Haskin's Too Late for Tears, Lizabeth Scott has the role of a lifetime as the most fatal of femme fatales, the most seductive of temptresses, and the most cold blooded of criminals, and she is magnificent. Dan Duryea isn't on screen quite as much as Scott, but he also provides a great performance. He's also playing a criminal, as he did often in those year, but here we see a full range on display, from the super tough guy to calculating smoothie to vulnerable fall guy to helpless victim. Arthur Kennedy and Don DeFore are well cast in supporting roles, and Kristine Miller is especially good and believeable in a small but crucIal role, radiating innocence and purity as a counterpoint to what's happening around her. It has a great and intricate story, with a palpable tension right from the first frames, possibly because the "MacGuffin" at the center of these lives and this film was introduced in the opening frames. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Byron Haskin

Director

Lizabeth Scott

Jane Palmer

Don DeFore

Don Blake

Dan Duryea

Danny Fuller

Arthur Kennedy

Alan Palmer

Kristine Miller

Kathy Palmer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman (Lizabeth Scott) kills her husband and plots with a private eye (Dan Duryea) after someone tosses a moneybag into her car.
Director
Byron Haskin
Producer
Hunt Stromberg
Screenwriter
Thomas Fitzroy
Production Co
Hunt Stromberg Productions, Republic Pictures
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 17, 1949, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 28, 2016
Runtime
1h 39m
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