She Got What She Wanted… With Lies… With Kisses… With Murder!
One night on a lonely highway, a speeding car tosses a bag of money, into Jane and Alan Palmer’s back seat. She insists that they keep the dough rather than turn it over to the authorities, Soon, the Palmers are traced by one Danny Fuller, a two-bit sleazy private eye who claims the money is his, and demands that she turn the cash over to him.
Original title: Too Late for Tears (1949) Also Known As: Killer Bait
Colorized version: https://youtu.be/tl5HYs75YAA
Director: Byron Haskin
Writers: Roy Huggins , Roy Huggins
Stars: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
01:45 Janey doesn’t want to go to a party because she feels patronized by someone there.
09:55 The conversation between Kathy and Jane reveals that Jane is interested in a man shortage and Kathy is skeptical.
18:39 A couple discovers they have a large sum of money and debates what to do with it.
23:40 A conversation between two individuals discussing the possibility of retrieving money from the woman’s husband.
32:43 A woman and a man discuss a plan to avoid the gas chamber and get money from the woman’s deceased husband.
41:41 Jane confronts Danny about Alan’s coat and money.
50:03 A tense conversation between two people about a hidden ticket and a gun.
56:19 Mrs. Palmer denies any knowledge of her husband being in trouble, but the detective suspects otherwise.
1:02:05 Two people discuss a suspicious sister-in-law who may expose their involvement in a crime and contemplate their next move.
1:08:25 Don expresses concern about Alan and his relationship with Jane.
1:15:15 A woman tries to retrieve a ticket from Mr. Blake and calls the police for help.
1:26:40 A cop receives information that a woman and another man killed her husband and dumped his body in a lake.
1:34:33 Jane finds out that her husband’s body is in a lake and she is blackmailed for money.
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