"Superbly crafted. Once seen, never forgotten." - Don Macpherson, TIME OUT FILM GUIDE
Everything you want in a film noir you'll find in Out of the Past. A tenacious detective (Robert Mitchum) spinning his wheels to make good. A drop-dead beauty (Jane Greer) up to no good. A moneyed mobster (Kirk Douglas) with a shark's grin. Plus double-crosses and fall guys. Shadowy rooms and bleak souls.
Mitchum solidified his tough-guy persona in this archetypal film noir directed with memorable style by Jacques Tourneur (Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie). He plays Jeff Bailey, a one-time private investigator walking the straight and narrow of small-town life...until an acquaintance from his past pulls him back into the troubles he'd left behind. "Build my gallows high, baby," Bailey sneers as events stack up against him. With dialogue like that and much more, Out of the Past builds its reputation high.
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Robert Mitchum | Jeff |
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Jane Greer | Kathie |
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Kirk Douglas | Whit |
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Rhonda Fleming | Meta Carson |
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Richard Webb | Jim |
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Steve Brodie | Fisher |
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Virginia Huston | Ann |
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Paul Valentine | Joe |
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Dickie Moore | The Kid |
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Ken Niles | Eels |
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Brooks Benedict | Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club |
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Oliver Blake | Tillotson - Night Clerk |
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Eumenio Blanco | Mexican Waiter |
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Wesley Bly | Harlem Club Headwaiter |
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Mildred Boyd | Woman at Harlem Club |
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Hubert Brill | Car Manipulator |
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James Bush | Doorman |
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Ted Collins | Man at Harlem Club |
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James Conaty | Bartender in Acapulco |
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Homer Dickenson | Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club |
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Lee Elson | Policeman |
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Jess Escobar | Mexican Doorman |
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Mary Field | Marny - Cafe Owner |
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Elias Gamboa | Bartender |
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Rudy Germane | Restaurant Patron |
| Director | Jacques Tourneur |
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| Writer | Daniel Mainwaring, James M. Cain, Francis Fenton | |
| Producer | Warren Duff, Robert Sparks | |
| Musician | Roy Webb | |
| Photography | Nicholas Musuraca | |
| Edition | TCM Vault Collection |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Standard (1.33:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Warner Brothers |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jul 06, 2004 |
| Regions | 1 |