Out of the Past
1947
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Jacques Tourneur (French:; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Jacques Tourneur. Director: Cat People. Born in Paris in 1904, Tourneur went to Hollywood with his father, director Maurice Tourneur around 1913. He started out as a script clerk and editor for his father, then graduated to such jobs as directing shorts (often with the pseudonym Jack Turner), both in France and America.
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May 8, 2024 · Jacques Tourneur (born November 12, 1904, Paris, France—died December 19, 1977, Bergerac) was a French American filmmaker of broad range known for horror, film noirs, and westerns.
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- Out of the Past (1947) “Out of the Past” is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film tells the story of Jeff Bailey (Mitchum), a former private investigator who is drawn back into his dark past when he is hired by a powerful gangster to track down his mistress, Kathie Moffat (Greer).
- I Walked with a Zombie (1943) “I Walked with a Zombie” is a horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and released in 1943. The film tells the story of a young nurse named Betsy Connell (played by Frances Dee), who is hired to care for the wife of a wealthy plantation owner on the Caribbean island of Saint Sebastian.
- Cat People (1942) “Cat People” is a 1942 horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, with a screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen. The film follows the story of a Serbian immigrant woman, Irena Dubrovna (played by Simone Simon), who fears that she is a descendant of a race of people who can turn into panthers when emotionally aroused.
- Curse of the Demon (1957) “Curse of the Demon” is a British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and released in 1957. The film tells the story of an American psychologist, Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews), who travels to England to attend a conference on the paranormal.
Jacques Tourneur. Director: Cat People. Born in Paris in 1904, Tourneur went to Hollywood with his father, director Maurice Tourneur around 1913. He started out as a script clerk and editor for his father, then graduated to such jobs as directing shorts (often with the pseudonym Jack Turner), both in France and America.
- November 12, 1904
- December 19, 1977
Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.
Nov 14, 2018 · Jacques Tourneur, USA, 1948, 35mm, 87m. Shot on location amid the ravages of postwar Frankfurt and Berlin, this crackling espionage thriller plays like Hollywood’s answer to the European rubble films of the era.
