Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 37m

Out of the Past

Out of the Past poster
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Cast
Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat Kirk Douglas as Whit Sterling Paul Valentine as Joe Stephanos Virginia Huston as Ann Miller Rhonda Fleming as Meta Carson
Crew
Nicholas Musuraca — Director of Photography Samuel E. Beetley — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer Daniel Mainwaring — Screenplay Daniel Mainwaring — Novel Warren Duff — Producer
Tagline

OUT of the Sun, OUT of the Moonlight, OUT of the Past.

Synopsis

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Trailer Out of the Past — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
small towngas stationsuppressed pastgangsterdetectivedeaf-mutebriefcasedeceptionfemme fatalepartnerfilm noirblack and white
Key Collaborators
Jacques Tourneur Director Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography Samuel E. Beetley Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer Daniel Mainwaring Screenplay Daniel Mainwaring Novel Warren Duff Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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