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      Out of the Past

      Released Nov 13, 1947 1 hr. 37 min. Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      93% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 92% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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), recognizes him. Stephanos' boss, crooked gambler Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas), had hired Jeff to track down Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer), a girlfriend who shot Whit and made off with $40,000 of his. Jeff and Kathie fell in love, but she left him to go back to Sterling, who now wants Jeff to settle a few old scores. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 14 Buy Now

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      Anchored by a wistful Robert Mitchum, Out of the Past is an exemplary noir steeped in doom and sensuality.

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      Alec C Your mistakes will come back to haunt you if you don't make them right! As a seemingly normal gas station owner receives a summons from a past associate who wants to settle an old score, he's thrust back into a life he didn't want to be a part of and must undo the mistakes before they get him killed. Robert Mitchum manages to make this noir a memorable walk down memory lane with a very catchy plot! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Alec B Endlessly quotable and the chain-smoking only adds to the potent noir imagery. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Steve D Frustrating and never especially clever. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review mark g Perfect film noir! Mitcham at his best, equaled by stellar performances by Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Isaiah Y One of the greatest examples of noir, featuring great performances from Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas early in their careers Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Jack V All the best qualities of noir, especially the storytelling! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Philip K. Scheuer Los Angeles Times The players acquit themselves histrionically if not morally. Mitchum, [Kirk] Douglas and the Misses [Jane] Greer and [Rhonda] Fleming are all commendable. Jun 28, 2019 Full Review James Agee TIME Magazine Fairly well played, and very well photographed (by Nicholas Musuraca), the action develops a routine kind of pseudo-tension. Jan 25, 2018 Full Review Keith Phipps The Dissolve Out Of The Past is undeniably a film noir, and rightly regarded as one of the genre's best. Rated: 5/5 Sep 17, 2014 Full Review Sean Burns WBUR’s Arts & Culture A melancholy dream of a movie with Mitchum at his most magnetic and insouciant, nearly every line a zinger and so many cigarettes smoked so seductively the film could cause cancer in casual viewers. Nov 5, 2022 Full Review Edwin F. Melvin Christian Science Monitor So much stress is placed on atmosphere and plot that the people involved never seem real or sufficiently attractive to awaken your sympathy. Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Episode 6: Bourbon and Smoke Rated: 75/100 Aug 28, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis 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), recognizes him. Stephanos' boss, crooked gambler Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas), had hired Jeff to track down Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer), a girlfriend who shot Whit and made off with $40,000 of his. Jeff and Kathie fell in love, but she left him to go back to Sterling, who now wants Jeff to settle a few old scores.
      Director
      Jacques Tourneur
      Executive Producer
      Robert Sparks
      Screenwriter
      Daniel Mainwaring
      Distributor
      Nostalgia Merchant, Warner Home Vídeo, RKO Radio Pictures
      Production Co
      RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 13, 1947, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 1, 2009
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