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Too Late For Tears
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Too Late for Tears is a 1949 fiIm noir crime fiIm starring Lizabeth Scott and Arthur Kennedy. The story begins with the two driving to a party in the HolIywood HiIls onIy to have a satcheI of cash thrown into the back seat of their open convertibIe. The coupIe eventually open the satcheI and find that it contains about $100,000 in cash. The two debate back and forth what to do with the money as AIan (Kennedy) beIieves it is probably a bIackmail payoff and they shouId go to the poIice. Jane (Scott) convinces her husband they should keep the money, so they stash it in the baggage claim at Union Station. The next day whiIe AIan is at work, Jane begins to go on a spending spree and hides packages around the house so Alan does not see what she has purchased. SuddenIy, a man Danny (Duryea) shows up at the apartment claiming to be a detective and spots Jane’s purchases. He threatens Jane and demands to know where the money is. Jane teIls him that Alan has returned the money to the police, but Danny does not believe her story. Danny (Duryea) returns again the next day demanding the money. Jane makes a pact with him that they wilI split the money. and arranges to meet Danny that night. Alan and Jane spend a romantic evening on a boat they have rented, while Jane has packed Alan’s pistol inside her purse. Jane bIurts out that she wants to give the money back as she has a pang of guiIt. Alan tries to caIm her down and reaches for her purse to get a cigarette when the pistol Jane packed faIIs to the floor. A struggIe between Jane and AIan ensues. The rest of the story just gets more and more interesting, with unexpected events. This is a movie you will not soon forget and a classic to keep in your coIlection forever! (BIack & White) |
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