Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 10, 2021

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on one determined sister – Jane Palmer in Too Late for Tears (1949). WHAT’S TOO LATE FOR TEARS ABOUT? A California housewife, Jane Palmer (Lizabeth Scott), is unhappy with her station in life. She wants what she can’t have, she envies the trappings of...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on February 2, 2021

Our February Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelFebruary Birthdays and Femme Fatales! It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! That said, here ar   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 13, 2020

How do I love Lizabeth Scott? How much time do you have? She may not have been the best actress in the world, but boy, was she made for noir. There was just something about her – was it her voice, her hair, her eyes, her smile? The way she...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 1, 2018

A couple is driving along a desert highway when a bag loaded full of cash is tossed into the back of their convertible by a passing motorist. They’re a pair of everyday nobodies and yet this single act of fate throws their entire existence into chaos. Of course, it gets...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 11, 2016

This post is my entry in the Flicker Alley Noir Blog-a-thon, Detectives and Dames. Click here to read other entries and learn more about these amazing new releases. I know it wasn't very noir of me, but I cheered when I learned that restored versions of Woman on the Run...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 10, 2016

My essay on Too Late for Tears (1949) that appeared here a few days ago has now been crossposted on the Flicker Alley site as part of their effort to promote their restorations on DVD and BR, released today, of this movie and Woman on the Run (1950). Click the...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 7, 2016

vt Killer Bait US / 100 minutes / bw / Hunt Stromberg, UA Dir: Byron Haskin Pr: Hunt Stromberg Scr: Roy Huggins Story: Too Late for Tears (1947, originally serialized in Saturday Evening Post) by Roy Huggins Cine: William Mellor Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on December 6, 2015

Before my youngest daughter goes off to college next year (sniff!), I am determined to cram her with as much film noir as I can. In the last several months, I’ve had the opportunity to take her to see three of my favorites on the big screen (which is pretty...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 27, 2012

Jane (Lizabeth Scott) and Alan Palmer (Arthur Kennedy) are traveling on a dark and nearly deserted highway when a stranger in a speeding car suddenly throws a bag containing $60,000 cash, obviously meant for someone else, into the back seat of their car. (Image via alifeatthemovies.com) Alan wants t   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on September 3, 2011

Too Late for Tears (1949). Film noir directed by Byron Haskin. Cast: Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea. The screenplay was written by Roy Huggins, from a serial he wrote for the Saturday Evening Post. The film was reissued as, Killer Bait (1955). One evening, while Alan and Jane Palmer are...   read more