Too Late For Tears
Alpha Video (1949)
Drama, Film Noir, Mystery
In Collection
#13113
0*
Seen ItYes
089218427298
IMDB   7.1
1 hr 39 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Lizabeth Scott Jane Palmer
Don DeFore Don Blake
Dan Duryea Danny Fuller
Arthur Kennedy Alan Palmer
Kristine Miller Kathy Palmer
Barry Kelley Lt. Breach
Jimmy Ames Fat man
Georgia Backus Woman
Robert Bice Policeman
John Butler Little Man answering phone
David Clarke Jack Sharber
Jimmie Dodd Second car thief
Renee Donatt Young lover in boat
Charles Flynn Policeman
Billy Halop Boat attendant
Director
Byron Haskin
Fritz Lang
Producer Hunt Stromberg
Writer Roy Huggins
Cinematography William C. Mellor
Musician R. Dale Butts


Lizabeth Scott is Jane Palmer, femme fatale in this gritty thriller from the Golden Age of Hollywood noir. Finding $60,000 in hot money, Jane tries to convince her nervous husband (Arthur Kennedy) that they should keep it. When a thug, Danny (Dan Duryeas), shows up to claim the cash, she strikes a deal to murder her uncooperative husband and split the dough with him. In a double cross she escapes to Mexico with the entire stash, unaware that she is being trailed by a stranger with an old debt to settle.

Swift dialogue, dark, shadowy sets and brilliant plot twists make Too Late For Tears a hard-boiled winner. Director Byron Haskin, whose career dates back to the silent era, was also responsible for such classics as Arsenic and Old Lace, War of the Worlds, Passage to Marseilles and They Drive by Night. The phenomenal performances by Scott and Duryea fixed their places in the film noir canon.

**Please be advised that while a great effort is made in restoring these films in their entirety, portions which have been destroyed beyond repair may have been edited out.**
Edition Details
Release Date 11/4/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1