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Out of the Past is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. It tells the story of a private investigator who is framed for murder and pursued by his former lover and a gangster.
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. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1947-12
Jul 18, 2004 · A classic film noir starring Robert Mitchum as a private eye who can't escape his dark past. Read Ebert's analysis of the plot, the characters, the cinematography and the themes of this masterpiece of the genre.
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),...
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- Robert Mitchum
- Jacques Tourneur
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Jul 26, 2023 · When American GIs returned from World War II, they went to school and they went to work, building lives and families and sturdy, respectable legacies. But the movies seemed to know a secret that...
Synopsis Jeff Bailey is working anonymously as the owner of a small-town gas station in Bridgeport, California, and courting a local beauty, Ann, when a sinister man from Jeff's past comes calling. Soon Jeff and Ann are on the road and heading toward the hideaway of Whit Sterling, an underworld figure.
A private eye runs a gas station in a small town to hide from his past, but his former client and lover find him and drag him back into a web of crime and betrayal. IMDb provides three different summaries of the film's plot, with details of the characters, events and twists.
