Too Late For Tears (Killer Bait) - 1949 - 3 Stars

Actors:  Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea
Director:  Byron Haskin

There's something exhilarating about watching obscure older films - everyone involved in the making is either dead or at least eighty years old.  It's entirely possible that they forgot working on the film.  The movie isn't exactly anything special either, but someone's watching it more than sixty years later.  And that someone is me.  I feel like I'm making someone's day by watching this.

The film is a capably plotted noir - although the story doesn't quite hold up, all the pieces are there for an entertaining 90 minutes.  The film's direction and print leaves something to be desired - the film clearly shot night-for-night.  Most of the action is terribly dimly lit.  But hey, it's a B-picture, not everything about it can be perfect.