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Out of the Past

Theatrical poster
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Produced by Warren Duff
Written by Daniel Mainwaring
Starring Robert Mitchum
Jane Greer
Kirk Douglas
Music by Roy Webb
Cinematography Nicholas Musuraca
Editing by Samuel E. Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. Warren Duff ( May 17, 1904 - August 5, 1973) was a film and television writer and producer Daniel Mainwaring ( 22 July 1902 &ndash 31 January 1977) was a novelist and Screenwriter. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film Jane Greer ( September 9, 1924 &ndash August 24, 2001) was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as Femme Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Roy Webb ( October 3 1888 – December 10 1982) was a film music composer Nicholas Musuraca ( Riace Italy October 25, 1892 - Los Angeles September 3, 1975) was a Motion-picture Beetley
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s) November 13, 1947
(U. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. A. )
Running time 97 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Out of the Past (originally released in Britain as Build My Gallows High) (1947) is a film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. The movie was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pseudonym Geoffrey Homes) from his novel Build My Gallows High (also written as Homes). Daniel Mainwaring ( 22 July 1902 &ndash 31 January 1977) was a novelist and Screenwriter. Uncredited revisions were made by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain. Frank Fenton may refer to Frank Fenton (actor (1906–1957 Frank Fenton (writer (1903–1971 James Mallahan Cain ( July 1, 1892 &ndash October 27, 1977) was an American Journalist The film features Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas, in which a small-town gas-station owner's mysterious past catches up with him. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film Jane Greer ( September 9, 1924 &ndash August 24, 2001) was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as Femme Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan [1]

In 1991, Out of the Past was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of "

The film is considered by film historians to be a superb example of film noir, due to its convoluted, dreamlike storyline and its chiaroscuro cinematography (cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca also shot Tourneur's Cat People). Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Chiaroscuro ( Italian for light-dark) is a term in Art for a contrast between light and dark See also Filmmaking Cinematography (from Greek: kinesis κινησις (movement and grapho γραφω (to record is the discipline Nicholas Musuraca ( Riace Italy October 25, 1892 - Los Angeles September 3, 1975) was a Motion-picture Cat People is a Horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur.

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Plot

Jeff Bailey (Mitchum) seems to be a mundane gas station owner in Bridgeport, California. Bridgeport California is an Unincorporated community that is the County seat of Mono County, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller (Virginia Huston) and lives a quiet life, but is secretive about his past. Virginia Huston ( April 24, 1925 - February 28, 1981) was a film actress A stranger passing through recognizes Jeff. Later, he returns and tells Jeff that Whit Sterling has been looking for him. Jeff agrees to meet him.

Before he leaves, Jeff begins to tell Ann about his mysterious past. His real name is Jeff Markham. He and partner Jack Fisher (Steve Brodie) worked as private investigators in New York. Steve Brodie ( November 21, 1919 – January 9, 1992) was an American movie and television actor born John A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake They took on a job for a rich gambler, Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas). Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, The movie then flashes back to that time.

Sterling hires Jeff to find his girlfriend, Kathie Moffat (Greer). She had run away after shooting Sterling and stealing $40,000 from him. He wants her and the money returned. Jeff talks to Kathie's former maid, Eunice (Theresa Harris). He learns that she had packed for warm weather, was vaccinated, and left for Florida. Vaccination is the administration of Antigenic material (the Vaccine) to produce immunity to a disease Jeff knows that vaccinations aren't needed for Florida, but they are for Mexico. He tracks the luggage to Mexico City and learns that she had been there. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico From there, the trail leads to Acapulco. Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast

Kathie Moffat and Jeff Bailey.
Kathie Moffat and Jeff Bailey.

Jeff finds Kathie there. At first he doesn't tell her that he's been hired to find her. Later, when he goes to send a telegram to Whit, he finds the Western Union office closed for the siesta. The Western Union Company ( is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. So instead, he sees her again and they begin to fall in love. He tells her the truth, that Whit is alive and just wants her back. She claims that she didn’t take Whit’s money. Eventually, they decide to run away together. They plan to start from Jeff’s hotel the next morning.

However, Whit and his henchman Joe Stephanos (Paul Valentine) show up unexpectedly, having flown down to check up on Jeff. He tells Whit that he hasn’t found Kathie yet, that she has caught a boat south. After Whit leaves, the lovers take a boat north.

They live as inconspicuously as possible in San Francisco, fearful of being found but thinking the odds are one in a million that anyone will spot them. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city But it happens. Fisher, Jeff’s old partner, spots him at a race track. Tracking the couple to a cabin in the woods, he demands the $40,000 in return for his silence. A fistfight breaks out that ends when Kathie fatally shoots the would-be blackmailer. Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the She then drives off, leaving Jeff behind. He finds her bank book and discovers a balance of $40,000.

The movie then flashes forward to Jeff and Ann. He tells her that he never saw Kathie again, and that he has to tell Whit all that has happened. He arrives at Whit’s place and sees that Kathie is living with him again. Rather than discussing the past, Whit says he wants to hire Jeff to recover some income tax records that a lawyer, Leonard Eels (Ken Niles), is using to blackmail him. Ken Niles ( December 9, 1908 in Livingston Montana – October 31, 1988) was a Radio Actor. Jeff agrees to take the job.

In San Francisco, Jeff meets Eels' secretary, Meta Carson (Rhonda Fleming). She tells him of her and Whit's plan to get the papers. When Jeff meets Eels, he warns him that Whit isn't interested in paying Eels off, and that he should give up the papers. He returns later, only to find Eels dead. With Kathie's help, Whit had planned the murder of Eels and hoped to frame Jeff for it. Jeff also learns that Kathie told Whit that it was Jeff who killed his ex-partner Fisher, and that among Eels' papers is an affidavit she signed naming Jeff as the killer. Jeff goes to Whit’s night club, slugs the manager and takes the tax papers. He tries to trade them for the affidavit, but that arrangement goes awry.

Later, when Jeff again tries to meet with Whit, he finds that Kathie has killed him. She tells Jeff that he must leave with her or be arrested for killing Fisher, Eels and now Whit. Jeff agrees, but when she goes to get her bags, he makes a phone call. They leave together, but soon come upon a police roadblock. Kathie realizes Jeff has double-crossed her. She shoots and kills him, calling him “a dirty, double-crossing rat. ” The police then fire, killing Kathie.

Cast

Critical reception

Film critic Bosley Crowther liked the screenplay and the acting, although he was a bit confused by the story. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film Jane Greer ( September 9, 1924 &ndash August 24, 2001) was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as Femme Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis in Hollywood California, August 10 1923 is an American Motion picture and Television actress Richard Webb may refer to Richard Webb (actor, an American film television and radio actor Richard Webb (cricketer, a New Zealand cricketer Steve Brodie ( November 21, 1919 – January 9, 1992) was an American movie and television actor born John Virginia Huston ( April 24, 1925 - February 28, 1981) was a film actress Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore Jr on September 12, 1925) is a former American Child actor. Ken Niles ( December 9, 1908 in Livingston Montana – October 31, 1988) was a Radio Actor. Francis Bosley Crowther ( July 13, 1905 &ndash March 7, 1981) was a Film critic for The New York Times for He wrote, "However, as we say, it's very snappy and quite intriguingly played by a cast that has been well and smartly directed by Jacques Tourneur. Robert Mitchum is magnificently cheekly and self-assured as the tangled 'private eye,' consuming an astronomical number of cigarettes in displaying his nonchalance. And Jane Greer is very sleek as his Delilah, Kirk Douglas is crisp as a big crook and Richard Webb, Virginia Huston, Rhonda Fleming and Dickie Moore are picturesque in other roles. If only we had some way of knowing what's going on in the last half of this film, we might get more pleasure from it. As it is, the challenge is worth a try. "[2]

The staff at Variety magazine liked the acting in the drama and wrote, "Out of the Past is a hardboiled melodrama [from the novel by Geoffrey Homes] strong on characterization. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Direction by Jacques Tourneur pays close attention to mood development, achieving realistic flavor that is further emphasized by real life settings and topnotch lensing by Nicholas Musuraca. . . Mitchum gives a very strong account of himself. Jane Greer as the baby-faced, charming killer is another lending potent interest. Kirk Douglas, the gangster, is believable and Paul Valentine makes role of henchman stand out. Rhonda Fleming is in briefly but effectively. "[3]

More recently, film critic Roger Ebert wrote, "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. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The movie stars Robert Mitchum, whose weary eyes and laconic voice, whose very presence as a violent man wrapped in indifference, made him an archetypal noir actor. The story opens before we've even seen him, as trouble comes to town looking for him. A man from his past has seen him pumping gas, and now his old life reaches out and pulls him back. "[4]

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 96% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 23 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [5]

Adaptations

Out of the Past was remade unofficially as Città violenta (1970) with Charles Bronson and officially as Against All Odds (1984) with Jeff Bridges and Jane Greer as the mother of her original character in Out of the Past. A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, Against All Odds is a Neo-noir 1984 film, a remake of Out of the Past. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Musician.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Out of the Past at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times, film review, November 26, 1947. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Last accessed: February 1, 2008. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  3. ^ Variety. Film review, 1947. Last accessed: February 1, 2008. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  4. ^ Eber, Roger. Chicago Sun-Times, film review, July 18, 2004. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Last accessed: February 1, 2008.
  5. ^ Out of the Past at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Last accessed: February 1, 2008. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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