Out of the Past

Name: Out of the Past
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime, Film-Noir
Released: December 1, 1947
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Dickie Moore, Jane Greer, Ken Niles, Kirk Douglas, Paul Valentine

1947

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RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: December 1, 1947 | Approved

Starring: Dickie Moore, Jane Greer, Ken Niles, Kirk Douglas, Paul Valentine, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Robert Mitchum, Steve Brodie, Virginia Huston

Summary: 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.

Director: Jacques Tourneur

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime, Film-Noir

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 97 min

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The Telegraph Robbie Collin

They don't come sourer or sexier than Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past (1947), a pretty much perfect film noir. [26 Jul 2014, p.4]

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Mick LaSalle

Out of the Past is cinematic perfection, a Hollywood classic that's as great and as enjoyable as its reputation has promised. Read full review

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Roger Ebert

Out of the Past is one of the greatest of all film noirs, the story of a man who tries to break with his past and his weakness and start over again in a town, with a new job and a new girl. Read full review

Christopher Orr

Out of the Past is more than just an exemplary noir. It exceeds its genre even as it typifies it. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

If you have any taste for film noir -- that Chandler-esque American style that had its heyday in the '40s and '50s -- this film is a must: one of the classics of the genre. [02 Jun 1987, p.8]

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There's much to relish here: a script which mixes pungent humour and tension, the pervading atmosphere of corruption and obsession, and a perfectly judged, tragically stoical performance from the sleepy-eyed Mitchum, not to forget Nicholas Musuraca's suitably shadowy cinematography. Read full review

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Fairly well played, and very well photographed (by Nicholas Musuraca), the action develops a routine kind of pseudo-tension. Read full review

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codyz

Aug 11, 2023

Movie is stylish, and compelling all the way, with twists and turns, and one extended flashback that keeps the viewer offguard. Which is what happens to Robert Mitchum's character. He is smart, direct, and always one step ahead of everyone, except for the matters of the heart. WhichMovie is stylish, and compelling all the way, with twists and turns, and one extended flashback that keeps the viewer offguard. Which is what happens to Robert Mitchum's character. He is smart, direct, and always one step ahead of everyone, except for the matters of the heart. Which catches him offguard. Enter the stunning Jane Greer, who changes Mitchum's life. Their relationship makes this movie worthwhile. Kirk Douglas brings charming menace to his supporting role. And for a film noir, it was nice to see scenic mountains, forests, lakes, beaches, with picturesque trips to Mexico, LA, San Francisco, and other rural California locales. Did I mention how attractive Jane Greer is ? It's no wonder Mitchum falls so fast, and so blindly in love.… Expand

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