Too Late for Tears (Killer Bait) (1949)
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62% of users liked it
(421 ratings)
When Lizabeth Scott's Jane Greer husband Arthur Kennedy accidentally gets his mitts on $60,000 in stolen money, she insists that he keep the dough rather than turn it over to the authorities. Two-bit private eye Dan Duryea catches on to Scott's subterfuge, and demands that she turn the cash… More When Lizabeth Scott's Jane Greer husband Arthur Kennedy accidentally gets his mitts on $60,000 in stolen money, she insists that he keep the dough rather than turn it over to the authorities. Two-bit private eye Dan Duryea catches on to Scott's subterfuge, and demands that she turn the cash over to him. Scott persuades Duryea to split the money with her--then, determining that Kennedy might be too honest for everyone's own good, she murders her husband. To cover her tracks, Scott reports her husband as missing. This brings in yet another fly in the ointment: Don DeFore, the brother of Scott's first husband, who died under mysterious circumstances. The already knotted webs of intrigue become even more tangled before Scott's ironic comeuppance. Too Late for Tears was scripted by Roy Huggins, who later produced such TV detective series as The Rockford Files. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Byron Haskin
- Written By
- Roy Huggins
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 13, 1949 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The husky-voiced winsome smiling Lizabeth Scott turns in a finely tuned performance as the femme fatale.
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Cast
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Lizabeth Scott
as Jane Palmer
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Arthur Kennedy
as Alan Palmer
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Don DeFore
as Don Blake
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Kristine Miller
as Kathy Palmer
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Dan Duryea
as Danny Fuller
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Barry Kelley
as Lt. Breach
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Jimmy Ames
as Fat Man
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Gregg Barton
as Clerk
- Robert Bice
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John K. Butler
as Little Man
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David Clarke
as Sharber
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Jimmie Dodd
as 2nd Bindlestiff
- Charles Flynn
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Billy Halop
as Boat Attendant
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Perry Ivins
as Attendant at Stand
- Robert Kellard
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George Mann
as Texan
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John Mansfield
as Carlos
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Alex Montoya
as Customs Officer
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Virginia Mullen
as Woman
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Robert Neff
as Man in Black Car
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Jim Nolan
as Parker
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Garry Owen
as Officer at Switchboard
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Denver Pyle
as Youth
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June Storey
as Girl
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Carlos Thompson
as Young Boy
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Harry J. Vejar
as Teniente
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Billy Wayne
as Gas Station Attendant
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Smoki Whitfield
as Pete
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Richard Irving
as 1st Bindlestiff
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Jack Shea
as Policeman
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Renee Donatt
as Young Girl
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George Backus
as Policeman
