Classic film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. Former private detective Jeff Bailey finds his violent past catching up with him when he's recognised by a customer at his gas station. The meeting reminds Bailey of the time he was hired to find the girlfriend of a gangster who disappeared with $40,000.
Also known as Out of the Past, this classic 1940s film noir contains a memorably languid performance by Robert Mitchum as the ultra-hard-boiled former private eye who falls for the woman (Jane Greer) he's been hired to track by gangster Kirk Douglas. Unfairly underrated for many years, this is in fact a stylish, atmospheric, highly watchable and strongly recommended movie from director Jacques Tourneur, who also made horror classics I Walked with a Zombie, Cat People and Night of the Demon. The film's scriptwriter, Daniel Mainwaring (writing here under the name Geoffrey Homes), also penned the sci-fi gem Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It was remade in 1984 as the inferior Against All Odds (with Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward).
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham | Robert Mitchum |
| Kathie Moffat | Jane Greer |
| Whit Sterling | Kirk Douglas |
| Meta Carson | Rhonda Fleming |
| Jim | Richard Webb |
| Jack Fisher | Steve Brodie |
| Ann Miller | Virginia Huston |
| Joe Stefanos | Paul Valentine |
| The Kid | Dickie Moore |
| Leonard Eels | Ken Niles |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Jacques Tourneur |
