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 dup... Read allA 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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win
Brooks Benedict
- Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club
- (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
- Tillotson - Night Clerk
- (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
- Mexican Waiter
- (uncredited)
Wesley Bly
- Harlem Club Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
- Woman at Harlem Club
- (uncredited)
Hubert Brill
- Car Manipulator
- (uncredited)
James Bush
- Doorman
- (uncredited)
Ted Collins
- Man at Harlem Club
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Mainwaring
- James M. Cain(uncredited)
- Frank Fenton(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaRobert Mitchum told Roger Ebert he smoked so much that when the camera was rolling and Kirk Douglas offered him a pack and asked, "Cigarette?" Mitchum, realizing he'd carried a cigarette into the scene, held up his fingers and replied, "Smoking." His improvisation saved the take and they kept it in the movie.
- GoofsLeonard Eels' apartment at 114 Fulton Street would be part of the block then occupied by the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library (now the Asian Art Museum).
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)
- SoundtracksThe First Time I Saw You
(uncredited)
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
From The Toast of New York (1937)
Used as main theme in score
Featured review
Caught up by the Past
In a small town in California, the mysterious Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) owns a small gas station and is in love with the local Ann (Virginia Huston). When a stranger just arrived in town meets him, Jeff is ordered to travel to meet the powerful criminal Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas). Before traveling, Jeff calls Ann and tells her the story of his life, when he was a private eyes hired by Whit for US$ 5,000.00 to find his former mistress Kathie (Jane Greer) that had shot Whit and stolen US$ 40,000.00. The competent Jeff finds Kathie in Acapulco, but she tells that she had not taken Whit's money and they fall in love for each other and escape from Whit. When the former partner of Jeff, Fisher (Steve Brodie), finds the couple living in an isolated cabin, Kathie kills him and Jeff buries his corpse. Jeff accidentally finds the receipt of deposit of the amount in Kathie's purse and leaves her forever. When Jeff meets Whit, he surprisingly finds Kathie living with him; Whit asks Jeff one last job to get even and release Jeff from his debt. But Jeff finds that Whit is actually framing him.
"Out of the Past" is an excellent film-noir, with a melancholic story and a magnificent and amoral female fatal. The direction of Jacques Tourneur is outstanding and the cinematography is very beautiful. Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer have top-notch performances, showing great chemistry. However, the fantastic screenplay is certainly the best in this movie, disclosing a complex plot with the use of flashback and great lines. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Fuga do Passado" ("Escape from the Past")
"Out of the Past" is an excellent film-noir, with a melancholic story and a magnificent and amoral female fatal. The direction of Jacques Tourneur is outstanding and the cinematography is very beautiful. Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer have top-notch performances, showing great chemistry. However, the fantastic screenplay is certainly the best in this movie, disclosing a complex plot with the use of flashback and great lines. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Fuga do Passado" ("Escape from the Past")
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- Apr 11, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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