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Time proof, weather proof film noir starring Robert Mitchum

DVD collector, Film noir guru, fan of clever plots, Movie guru, admirer of great storytelling, movie connoisseur, Fan of Superb Productions, Lover of quirky, unique films

JUN

2008

Out of the Past (1947)

Considered one of the fundamental films noir, Out of the Past is a textbook example of how to make a compelling crime drama.

Robert Mitchum donned the snap brim fedora and raincoat of the urban detective and got involved way above his head, but I'm getting ahead of the story.

The story begins in sleepy Bridgeport, California, where a shady character comes and finds gas station owner Jeff Bailey (Mitchum). It turns out they have a past and Jeff Bailey is actually Jeff Markham, hiding out from former employer Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas). Douglas is a big time mobster... read full review »

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GeorgeChabot
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classic dark film noir with Robert Mitchum Great Film # 35

a movie guru, a film noir fan

JUN

2007

They remade it haphazardly as Against All Odds. Stick with this, one of the finest film noir of the 40's with Mitchum at his best. He plays a guy trying to re-invent himself whose past is discovered by an employer and he's manipulated into a web of criminal activity. Stylish, moody thriller with a crackerjack script. Get into its rhythms and you'll enjoy the ride.

#35 on my Greatest Films of all time list.

Out of the Past 1947, Directed by Jacques Tourneur