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Out of the Past (billed in the United Kingdom as Build My Gallows High) is a 1947 American film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas.
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more for this classic film noir.
- (41K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1947-12
Jul 18, 2004 · A classic film noir starring Robert Mitchum as a private eye haunted by his past. He is hired by a gangster to find his former lover, who betrayed him and stole his money, but he soon faces more dangers and betrayals.
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic film noir Out of the Past, directed by Jacques Tourneur and based on a novel by Daniel Mainwaring. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
- (415)
- 20
- Jacques Tourneur
- 97 min
A private eye runs a gas station in a small town to hide from his past, but his former client and lover find him and drag him back into a web of crime and betrayal. IMDb provides three different summaries of the film's plot, with details of the characters, events and twists.
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Jeff Bailey, a former private eye, tries to hide his past from a mysterious stranger in a small town. Watch the trailer and read the reviews of this classic film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur.
