Out of the Past

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Call Number: DVD Film-Noir Out
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Based on the novel Build my gallows high by Geoffrey Homes (Daniel Mainwaring).
Special features: commentary by author/film-noir specialist James Ursini.
Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jane Greer, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie, Dickie Moore.
Former private detective Jeff Bailey is trying to lead a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him and he finds himself framed for murder.
DVD, region 1, standard full screen version; Dolby Digital mono.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Don't ever look back submitted by irenzero on July 21, 2008, 10:33pm I finally got around to watching all of the classic noir flick Out of the Past. It was great, filled with great images, juxtaposing the city and the country, the east coast and the west, and of course showing that if in the words of the The Wire's Det. McNulty... if you play in dirt your gonna get dirty..... Robert Mitchum is great as the guy that want's out, but somehow knows he's not going to get out.... of course there are a couple of great lines, the one that I think I like the best is when Mitchum says "you don't get the gas for being the undertaker"....

What a classic. I especially love the framing device. submitted by lisa on July 26, 2018, 3:47pm Jeff Bailey, recognized, has to tell his new girl about his past, and we hear it too. And then it goes from there.

Top noir/Highly recommended submitted by kencza on August 12, 2020, 9:42pm Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, and Jane Greer are great in this guy(Mitchum) tries to disappear, falls in love, tries to go straight , but keeps getting dragged down from "Out of the Past". Kirk Douglas plays a sleazy manipulator and Jane Greer is top notch as the love interest.

Noir submitted by kathscot on July 4, 2022, 2:03pm Good acting, snappy dialog, a good evening's entertainment.