Too Late For Tears (1949)

Film Noir
Starring Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Arthur Kennedy

Directed by Byron Haskin

When Jane and Alan Palmer stumble upon a bag of cash on a lonely highway, Alan plans on returning it to the rightful owner, but Jane has different plans altogether.

One night on a lonely highway, a man in a speeding car tosses a satchel of money meant for somebody else into Jane and Alan Palmer's convertible as they are heading down a mountain road to a party. When they open the satchel and see what's inside, Alan wants to turn it over to the police, but Jane, with a life of luxury now within reach, persuades him to hang onto it "for a while." Soon afterward, the Palmers are tracked down by one Danny Fuller, a sleazy character who claims the money is his. To hang on to the cash, Jane will need to exercise all her feminine wiles, even if it means murder!

The Almost Perfect Film-Noir!

The film was independently produced and then released through United Artists in 1949 - a high watermark year for film noir. Hunt Stromberg (the film producer) borrowed Lizabeth Scott, Kristine Miller, Don DeFore, and director Byron Haskin from independent producer Hal B. Wallis for the production. The film was re-released in 1955 with the title "Killer Bait". It was on a double bill with Johnny Holiday (1949), which was re-titled to "Boy's Prison".

The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain.

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