Too Late for Tears (1949)

Released: 1949-07-17 Duration: 1hr 39min

Genres: Crime Thriller

Rating 6.8

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She Got What She Wanted... With Lies... With Kisses... With Murder!

Overview

Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.

Production Companies

Hunt Stromberg Productions

United Artists

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	3.037

Directed By

Byron Haskin

Crew

Director of Photography
William C. Mellor

Director
Byron Haskin

Screenplay
Roy Huggins

Original Music Composer
R. Dale Butts

Editor
Harry Keller

Producer
Hunt Stromberg

Music Director
Morton Scott

Set Decoration
Charles S. Thompson

Hairstylist
Peggy Gray

Art Direction
James W. Sullivan

Sound
Howard Wilson

Set Decoration
John McCarthy Jr.

Costume Designer
Adele Palmer

Sound
Earl Crain Sr.

Makeup Supervisor
Bob Mark

Gaffer
Hap Hodges

Camera Operator
Herbert Kirkpatrick

Assistant Director
Dick Moder

Special Effects
Howard Lydecker

Makeup Artist
Robert Cowan

Script Supervisor
Marvin Weldon

Makeup Artist
Howard Smit

Still Photographer
Mickey Marigold

Special Effects
Theodore Lydecker

TOP CAST

Garry Owen

Police Officer at Switchboard (uncredited)

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