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1h 37m. IMDb RATING. 8.0 /10. 41K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:29. 1 Video. 99+ Photos. Crime Drama Film-Noir. A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames. Director. Jacques Tourneur.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1947-12
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Out of the Past (billed in the United Kingdom as Build My Gallows High) is a 1947 American film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas.
The quiet life of small-town gas station owner Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) is interrupted when a figure from his shady past, small-time crook Joe Stephanos (Paul Valentine), recognizes him.
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- Robert Mitchum
- Jacques Tourneur
Jul 18, 2004 · Mitchum and Douglas think the story involves a contest of wills between them, when in fact, they're both the instruments of corrupt women. Kathie betrays both men more than once, and there is also Meta Carson (Rhonda Fleming), the sultry "secretary" of Eels the accountant.