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Too Late for Tears

When a bag full of cash drops — literally — into her lap, Jane Palmer (Lizabeth Scott) is hellbent on hanging on to it, no matter who gets hurt. Her husband Alan (Arthur Kennedy) is a sap, and Danny Fuller (Dan Duryea) the thug who claims the money is rightfully his is slimy. However, Lizabeth [...]

Too Late for Tears

What do we learn from film noir? Crime and greed don’t pay — especially when there’s a dame involved.
Ill-gotten gains, even though innocently acquired, bring turmoil into the life of Alan Palmer (Arthur Kennedy) and his wife Jane (Lizabeth Scott). A shady character Danny (Dan Duryea), Alan’s sister Cathy (Kristine Miller) and the mysterious Don [...]

Impact

Successful businessman Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) is crazy about his beautiful wife Irene (Helen Walker) — and she’s crazy about someone else. Irene and the other man plot to get her husband out of the way so they can enjoy his money without being inconvenienced. The murder doesn’t exactly go as planned. “Impact” is a [...]

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