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A private eye runs a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. He must face his former lover, his employer, and his enemies in a web of betrayal and violence.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1947-12
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 film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pseudonym Geoffrey Homes) from his 1946 novel Build My Gallows High (also written as Homes), [1] with ...
- November 25, 1947 (USA)
- Warren Duff
Jul 18, 2004 · A classic film noir about a man who tries to escape his past and his weakness, but is drawn back by a woman and a gangster. The reviewer praises the performances of Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas, the director Jacques Tourneur, and the cinematography of Nicholas Musuraca.
Out of the Past is a medium-grade thriller about a not-so-very-smart young man (Robert Mitchum) who is hired to hound down the runaway mistress (Jane Greer) of a hard guy (Kirk Douglas). Mitchum finds the girl, sets up housekeeping with her, and lets himself in for no end of melodramatic consequences.
A classic crime drama about a gas station owner who is drawn into a web of betrayal and violence by his past lover and her gangster boss. Critics and audiences praise the film's mood, plot, and performances, especially Mitchum's wistful role.
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- Robert Mitchum
- Jacques Tourneur
- RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. He is hired by a gangster to find his girlfriend, who shot him and stole his money, and he falls in love with her. The film is a classic noir thriller with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas.
Out of the Past, American film noir, released in 1947, that is widely recognized as a quintessential example of the genre. Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur. Jeff Bailey (played by Robert Mitchum) appears to be an ordinary gas station attendant in a small California town.
