US Release date: 17 July 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 18 February 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 99 minutes
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore and Dan Duryea
Australian Distributor: United Artists
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol Theatre for three weeks from 27 January 1950 with Inner Sanctum Mystery as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 251 | 88 |
| EF PPE | 5.02 | 94 |
| Metres Travelled | 494,992 | 137 |
| Average MT | 9,900 | 251 |
| Engagements | 50 | 86 |
| Slots | 53 | 160 |
| Weeks | 2 | 238 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 4.00% | 286 |
| Saturdays | 30 | 50 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 60.00% | 53 |
| Tuesdays | 18 | 115 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 36.00% | 160 |
| First billed | 48 | 56 |
| Second billed | 1 | 259 |
| Feature only | 1 | 20 |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 48 |
| Ratio | 96.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 68.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.22% |
| Independent eng | 3 |
| Ratio | 6.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.50% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 26.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.28% |
NOTES: Robust drama for Hoyts that performed better than the average United Artists title. Other than once it was a constant top-biller and had an impressive 60% of its screenings on Saturdays. The Small Voice was its regular support partner.
Too Late for Tears engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Mr Joseph Young of Africa |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 25/2/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 25/2/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Africa Screams |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 25/2/50 | 2 | W | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Africa Screams |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Mr Joseph Young of Africa |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Africa Screams |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 5 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 25/3/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Silent Conflict |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 25/3/50 | 6 | T | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 1/4/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Sioux City Sue |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Sand |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 9 | S | 1 | The Small Voice |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 6/5/50 | 12 | T | 1 | Silent Conflict |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 13/5/50 | 13 | T | FO | FO |
The 1950 Project 