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Too Late for Tears

1949 · 99 min

A taut, cynical noir that tightens like a vise as greed and paranoia spiral into murder, leaving a cold, uneasy aftertaste.

Tagline
She Got What She Wanted... With Lies... With Kisses... With Murder!
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Byron Haskin
Written by
Roy Huggins
Starring
Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley, Kevin O'Morrison, June Storey
Music
R. Dale Butts
Cinematography
William C. Mellor
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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