Out of the Past (1947)
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- Robert Mitchum
- Jane Greer
- Kirk Douglas
- Rhonda Fleming
- Richard Webb
- Steve Brodie
- Virginia Huston
- Paul Valentine
- Dickie Moore
- Ken Niles
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- Mar 14, 2021
The first thing that happens in this movie is a guy throws a cigarette at a deaf kid. About a minute later Robert Mitchum throws a cigarette at that guy. That’s just what it’s like in the economy of cigarettes. Sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down.
Branson ReeseOct 12, 2019the hays code cut from the kiss on the shoulder to the door swinging open in the wind to the rain outside is one of the most sensational things I've ever seen.
theshrillestJul 3, 2020I was supposed to watch this for Cinema 101 in my first semester of college and for some reason skipped the screening. I was an idiot.
Patrick Willems - Apr 7, 2017
81/100 Fascinated by the way Tourneur consistently chooses to visually de-emphasize dramatic moments. When Kathie unexpectedly shoots Fisher (off-camera; we just hear the shot), there's no cut to an insert of the gun, as would have been commonplace at the time. Kathie…
Mike D'AngeloMar 22, 2020"Which place was your favorite?" "This one right here." "I bet you say that to all the places."
ScreeningNotesApr 28, 2025A tough detective, a perfect femme fatale, a fatalistic atmosphere, flashbacks, and cynical dialogue, maybe the most classic of all classic noirs.
noen - Oct 18, 2013
true or false: this film is better than a woman's touch?
davidehrlichOUT OF THE PAST (1947) by French-American film director Jacques Tourneur is a masterpiece of the film noir genre, with an extraordinary Robert Mitchum in the lead, Jane Greer as the Femme Fatale and a very young Kirk Douglas in a supporting part. It’s shot in breathtaking…
Wim WendersJul 9, 201589/100 For a film so indelibly involved in the lost rivers of memory, Out of the Past confounds because of its ever-present feeling within the now. Every frame feels like the mistakes and the pain of the past will reach out and strangle our main characters, but that…
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20% of the film was dedicated to flicking a cigarette in any location lol. You got everything you need in a great noir. Great cast, dames, atmosphere, and witty dialogue. I won't spoil it, but the scene with the fishing hook being used as a weapon was hilarious.
Main performances are very good and a great mystery throughout makes it’s a great classic noir
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- Robert Mitchum as Jeff
- Jane Greer as Kathie
- Kirk Douglas as Whit
- Rhonda Fleming as Meta Carson
- Richard Webb as Jim
- Steve Brodie as Fisher
- Virginia Huston as Ann
- Paul Valentine as Joe
- Dickie Moore as The Kid
- Ken Niles as Eels