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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Creator/LizabethScott and Creator/DanDuryea.

Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash -- around $60,000 to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.

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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a 1949 FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Creator/LizabethScott and Creator/DanDuryea.

Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash -- around $60,000 $60,000, to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.
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[[caption-width-right:300: The most FemmeFatale that ever femme fataled.]]

''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Creator/LizabethScott and Dan Duryea.

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[[caption-width-right:300: The [[caption-width-right:325:The most FemmeFatale that ever femme fataled.]]

''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Creator/LizabethScott and Dan Duryea.
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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea.

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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Lizabeth Scott Creator/LizabethScott and Dan Duryea.
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Most other sources seem to use Kathy over Cathy


Meanwhile, with Alan gone missing, his sister, Cathy (Kristine Miller), and an old army friend of his, Don Blake (Don [=DeFore=]), suspect Jane is the murderer.

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Meanwhile, with Alan gone missing, his sister, Cathy Kathy (Kristine Miller), and an old army friend of his, Don Blake (Don [=DeFore=]), suspect Jane is the murderer.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Jane manipulates Alan, Danny, Cathy, basically anyone in her circle.
* CrimeAfterCrime: The accidental murder of Alan is just the start for Cathy: she lies, attempts murder, and actually murders to hide her first crime.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Jane manipulates Alan, Danny, Cathy, Kathy, basically anyone in her circle.
* CrimeAfterCrime: The accidental murder of Alan is just the start for Cathy: Jane: she lies, attempts murder, and actually murders to hide her first crime.



* FemmeFatale: Jane admits to having planned to kill her husband, changes her mind, but kills him anyway; she tries to kill Danny on several occasions and fails when he finds out [[spoiler: until she finally gets him while he’s still drunk with the poison he bought for her]]; she plans to kill Cathy but doesn’t manage to in the end. All of this done for $60,000.00 [[note]] equivalent of over $600,000.00 in today’s money [[/note]]

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* FemmeFatale: Jane admits to having planned to kill her husband, changes her mind, but kills him anyway; she tries to kill Danny on several occasions and fails when he finds out [[spoiler: until she finally gets him while he’s still drunk with the poison he bought for her]]; she plans to kill Cathy Kathy but doesn’t manage to in the end. All of this done for $60,000.00 [[note]] equivalent of over $600,000.00 in today’s money [[/note]]



* PoliceAreUseless: They don’t find anything suspicious about a man gone missing since Jane has set it up so well. But Cathy, and eventually Don, aren’t quite so convinced.

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* PoliceAreUseless: They don’t find anything suspicious about a man gone missing since Jane has set it up so well. But Cathy, Kathy, and eventually Don, aren’t quite so convinced.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The most FemmeFatale that ever femme fataled.]]
''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir starring Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea.

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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir directed by Byron Haskin, starring Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Jane almost gets away with it all in Mexico, but TheHaysCode was still around, so she must pay for her crimes.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Jane almost gets away with it all in Mexico, but TheHaysCode UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode was still around, so she must pay for her crimes.
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Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash -- around $60,000.00 to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.

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Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash -- around $60,000.00 $60,000 to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.
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Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash. Around $60,000.00 to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.

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Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash. Around cash -- around $60,000.00 to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.
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* FemmeFatale: Jane admits to having planned to kill her husband, changes her mind, but kills him anyway; she tries to kill Danny on several occasions and fails when he finds out [[spoiler: until she finally gets him while he’s still drunk with the poison he bought for her]]; she plans to kill Cathy but doesn’t manage to in the end. All of this done for $60,000.00 [[note: equivalent of over $600,000.00 in today’s money]].

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* FemmeFatale: Jane admits to having planned to kill her husband, changes her mind, but kills him anyway; she tries to kill Danny on several occasions and fails when he finds out [[spoiler: until she finally gets him while he’s still drunk with the poison he bought for her]]; she plans to kill Cathy but doesn’t manage to in the end. All of this done for $60,000.00 [[note: [[note]] equivalent of over $600,000.00 in today’s money]].money [[/note]]
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* GuildRiddenAccomplice: Danny suffers from this with the whole poison situation which shows how much more cruel Jane is.

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* GuildRiddenAccomplice: GuiltRiddenAccomplice: Danny suffers from this with the whole poison situation which shows how much more cruel Jane is.

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* DrivenToSuicide: What Blake [[spoiler: or really Blanchard]] thinks Jane led her first husband to do.



* DrivenToSuicide: What Blake [[spoiler: or really Blanchard]] thinks Jane led her first husband to do.


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*GuildRiddenAccomplice: Danny suffers from this with the whole poison situation which shows how much more cruel Jane is.
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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir starring Lizbeth Scott and Dan Duryea.

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''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir starring Lizbeth Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea.
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* DriveToSuicide: What Blake [[spoiler: or really Blanchard]] thinks Jane led her first husband to do.

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* DriveToSuicide: DrivenToSuicide: What Blake [[spoiler: or really Blanchard]] thinks Jane led her first husband to do.
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Meanwhile, with Alan gone missing, his sister, Cathy (Kristine Miller), and an old army friend of his, Don Blake (Don DeFore), suspect Jane is the murderer.

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Meanwhile, with Alan gone missing, his sister, Cathy (Kristine Miller), and an old army friend of his, Don Blake (Don DeFore), [=DeFore=]), suspect Jane is the murderer.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The most FemmeFatale that ever femme fataled.]]
''Too Late for Tears'' (1949) is a FilmNoir starring Lizbeth Scott and Dan Duryea.

Alan (Arthur Kennedy) and Jane (Scott) Palmer have just stumbled upon a suitcase full of cash. Around $60,000.00 to be exact. Alan wants to give it up to the police while Jane wants it to live a lavish lifestyle. They both compromise by having the bag checked in at a train station. While Alan tries to forget about it, Jane becomes obsessed with keeping it. Soon, the bag’s intended owner, Danny Fuller (Duryea), comes to reclaim the money, but under no circumstance will Jane let that money escape, so she leads Danny on.
Meanwhile, with Alan gone missing, his sister, Cathy (Kristine Miller), and an old army friend of his, Don Blake (Don DeFore), suspect Jane is the murderer.

This film is currently in the PublicDomain.
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*BitchInSheepsClothing: Jane manipulates Alan, Danny, Cathy, basically anyone in her circle.
*CrimeAfterCrime: The accidental murder of Alan is just the start for Cathy: she lies, attempts murder, and actually murders to hide her first crime.
*EvenEvilHasStandards: Danny has an attack of conscience when Jane asks him to buy poison to kill Cathy with. He gets drunk to forget about the implications.
*DriveToSuicide: What Blake [[spoiler: or really Blanchard]] thinks Jane led her first husband to do.
*FemmeFatale: Jane admits to having planned to kill her husband, changes her mind, but kills him anyway; she tries to kill Danny on several occasions and fails when he finds out [[spoiler: until she finally gets him while he’s still drunk with the poison he bought for her]]; she plans to kill Cathy but doesn’t manage to in the end. All of this done for $60,000.00 [[note: equivalent of over $600,000.00 in today’s money]].
*INeverSaidItWasPoison: Used by Don to get Jane to confess that Alan is in the bottom of the lake.
*LaserGuidedKarma: Jane almost gets away with it all in Mexico, but TheHaysCode was still around, so she must pay for her crimes.
*PerfectPoison: Danny gets Jane an untraceable poison to kill Cathy with, but he doesn’t go quite as he planned. [[spoiler: Jane puts it in his bourbon and he keels over and dies almost immediately after drinking.]]
*PoliceAreUseless: They don’t find anything suspicious about a man gone missing since Jane has set it up so well. But Cathy, and eventually Don, aren’t quite so convinced.
*WouldHitAGirl: When Danny first meets Jane, he slaps her around to get the message across that she wants his money back. He, however, didn’t know with what kind of woman he was dealing with.
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