La tigresse

Original title: Too Late for Tears

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7.3/10

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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.

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

Fat Man
(uncredited)

Georgia Backus

Woman
(uncredited)

Robert Bice

Policeman
(uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Hotel Clerk
(uncredited)

John Butler

Little Man Answering Phone
(uncredited)

David Clarke

Jack Sharber
(uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd

Second Car Thief
(uncredited)

Renee Donatt

Young Lover in Boat
(uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Policeman
(uncredited)

Billy Halop

Boat Attendant
(uncredited)

Richard Irving

First Car Thief
(uncredited)

Perry Ivins

Checkroom Attendant
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The UCLA Film and Television Archive has remastered La tigresse (1949) from a recently discovered original print. The restoration process took five years after the print was discovered in France, and involved piecing segments of another copy into the restored version to have a complete film. The restoration was funded by the Film Noir Foundation. The restored version was broadcast on 7/17/2015, on the Turner Classic Movies network in pristine condition. The restored version of the film was released in 2016 on Blu-ray in the United States and the United Kingdom. The film has developed a cult following in the years since its release.

Goofs
Jane tells Alan that the $790 she has spent represents about one tenth of a percent of the money in the satchel. Since they thought they had $100,000 (later determined by Danny the blackmailer to be $60,000). One tenth of a percent of 100,000 would be $100, so she spent closer to eight tenths of a percent of what she thought they had. A tenth of a percent of $60,000 would be $60, and $790 would be slightly over 1.3 per cent of that amount. So, in any case, the screenwriter was bad at math.

Quotes
Danny Fuller: Don't ever change, Tiger. I don't think I'd like you with a heart.

Connections
Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Too Late for Tears (2022)

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Featured review

Killer 'B' - One of the best Noirs

Came across this one by accident. A hard-to-find forgotten film of the 40's turned out to be right behind "Out Of The Past", in my opinion the best of the Noir genre. A cheapie 'B', It is Miss Scotts' picture and she is ably assisted by an 'A'cast. Dependable Arthur Kennedy plays her befuddled husband and Dan Duryea is the heavy, complete with trademark sardonic grin.

'B's don't usually get a script or a storyline of this calibre. There are several plot twists which make the film completely absorbing and make it a very swift 99 minutes.I found it in a DVD collection but if it ever shows up on TCM, do yourself a favor and try not to miss this one - it is exceptional.