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Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

Crime · Thriller · 1949

Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.

Movie details

Too Late for Tears

“She Got What She Wanted... With Lies... With Kisses... With Murder!”

1949 Crime · Thriller 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

6.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Byron Haskin

Written by

Roy Huggins

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Jane Palmer

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Don Blake

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Danny Fuller

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Alan Palmer

Kristine Miller

Kristine Miller

Kathy Palmer

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Lt. Breach

Kevin O'Morrison

Kevin O'Morrison

Policeman (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put Too Late for Tears on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.