"Oh, what a tangled web we weave..."
If you ask me - I'd say that Lizabeth Scott playing Jane Palmer, the ruthless, conniving femme fatale, in this 1949 Crime/Thriller just didn't have the acting chops to cut the mustard. Not only did I find Scott to be very unconvincing in her part, but I also found her portrayal to be quite annoying, as well.
I think that Kristine Miller, who played the Kathy Palmer character in the story, would have been a much more competent and believable actress to tackle the Jane Palmer role.
For me, the highlight of this run-of-the-mill picture of greed and treachery was when mean, tough-guy, Dan Fuller, slapped Jane's pretty, little face but good, in order to get her to fess-up to the whereabouts of the $60,000.
All-in-all - Too Late For Tears was just another (of many) easily forgettable Crime-Dramas from Hollywood's apparent heyday.
If you ask me - I'd say that Lizabeth Scott playing Jane Palmer, the ruthless, conniving femme fatale, in this 1949 Crime/Thriller just didn't have the acting chops to cut the mustard. Not only did I find Scott to be very unconvincing in her part, but I also found her portrayal to be quite annoying, as well.
I think that Kristine Miller, who played the Kathy Palmer character in the story, would have been a much more competent and believable actress to tackle the Jane Palmer role.
For me, the highlight of this run-of-the-mill picture of greed and treachery was when mean, tough-guy, Dan Fuller, slapped Jane's pretty, little face but good, in order to get her to fess-up to the whereabouts of the $60,000.
All-in-all - Too Late For Tears was just another (of many) easily forgettable Crime-Dramas from Hollywood's apparent heyday.