Out of the Past

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

Dec 1 1947 Approved 1h 37m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Plot

Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he's ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistress Kathie who shot Whit and absconded with $40,000. He traces her to Acapulco, where the delectable Kathie makes Jeff forget all about Sterling. Back in the present, Whit's new job for Jeff is clearly a trap, but Jeff's precautions only leave him more tightly enmeshed.

Written by

Daniel Mainwaring, James M. Cain, Frank Fenton

Directed by

Jacques Tourneur

Cast

Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
Out of the Past 1947 Trailer | Robert Mitchum
Scores
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Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
85
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