Out of the Past (1947)
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- Approved
- 1h 37min
- Crime, Drama
- Dec 1947 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
Robert Mitchum | ... |
Jeff
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Jane Greer | ... |
Kathie
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Kirk Douglas | ... |
Whit
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Rhonda Fleming | ... |
Meta Carson
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Richard Webb | ... |
Jim
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Steve Brodie | ... |
Fisher
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Virginia Huston | ... |
Ann
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Paul Valentine | ... |
Joe
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Dickie Moore | ... |
The Kid
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Ken Niles | ... |
Eels
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Brooks Benedict | ... |
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
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Oliver Blake | ... |
Tillotson - Night Clerk (uncredited)
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Eumenio Blanco | ... |
Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
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Wesley Bly | ... |
Harlem Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Mildred Boyd | ... |
Woman at Harlem Club (uncredited)
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Hubert Brill | ... |
Car Manipulator (uncredited)
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James Bush | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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Ted Collins | ... |
Man at Harlem Club (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited)
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Homer Dickenson | ... |
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
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Lee Elson | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jess Escobar | ... |
Mexican Doorman (uncredited)
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Mary Field | ... |
Marny - Cafe Owner (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Adda Gleason | ... |
Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
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Theresa Harris | ... |
Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden | ... |
Canby Miller (uncredited)
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John Kellogg | ... |
Lou Baylord (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
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Primo López | ... |
Mexican Bellhop (uncredited)
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Philip Morris | ... |
The Porter (uncredited)
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Manuel París | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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Caleb Peterson | ... |
Man with Eunice (uncredited)
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Jose Portugal | ... |
Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
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Charles Regan | ... |
Mystery Man (uncredited)
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Victor Romito | ... |
Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
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Tony Roux | ... |
Jose Rodriguez (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Man in Nightclub Cloakroom (uncredited)
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Wallace Scott | ... |
Petey (uncredited)
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Archie Twitchell | ... |
Rafferty (uncredited)
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William Van Vleck | ... |
Cigar Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Bill Wallace | ... |
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
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Sam Warren | ... |
Harlem Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Frank Wilcox | ... |
Sheriff Ed Douglas (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jacques Tourneur |
Written by
Daniel Mainwaring | ... | (screen play by) (as Geoffrey Homes) |
Daniel Mainwaring | ... | (based on his novel "Build My Gallows High") (as Geoffrey Homes) |
James M. Cain | ... | () (uncredited) |
Frank Fenton | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Warren Duff | ... | producer (produced by) |
Robert Sparks | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Roy Webb |
Cinematography by
Nicholas Musuraca | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Samuel E. Beetley |
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Jack Okey |
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
John McCarthy Jr. | ... | (uncredited) (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau | ... | makeup supervisor |
Mel Berns | ... | makeup department head (uncredited) |
Production Management
James H. Anderson | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Mancke | ... | assistant director |
Earl Harper | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Lynn Shores | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Clem Portman | ... | sound |
Francis M. Sarver | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Russell A. Cully | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Linwood G. Dunn | ... | optical effects (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
Boyd Cabeen | ... | stand-in: Robert Mitchum (uncredited) |
Robert De Grasse | ... | fill-in photographer (uncredited) |
Frank Fenton | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
Margery Gutterman | ... | stand-in: Jane Greer (uncredited) |
Leonard Shannon | ... | unit publicity writer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1947) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1948) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1948) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as An RKO Radio Picture)
- Sascha Filmverleih (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1957) (United States) (tv) (as Holllywood Film Theatre)
- Cire Films (1958) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fida Cinematografica (1961) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Mac Mahon Distribution (1967) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- TV3 (1987) (Finland) (tv)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS) (colorized version)
- MKL Distribution (1994) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Archeo Pictures (1997) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- Vértice 360 (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Small-town gas pumper Jeff Bailey's mysterious past catches up with him one day when he's ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistress Kathie, who shot Whit and absconded with $40,000. He traces her to Acapulco, where the delectable Kathie makes Jeff forget all about Sterling. Back in the present, Whit's new job for Jeff is clearly a trap, but Jeff's precautions only leave him more tightly enmeshed.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Taglines | Out Of A Past Black As Night comes a crime scarlet as their guilty love! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Robert Mitchum told Roger Ebert he smoked so much that when the camera was rolling and Kirk Douglas offered him a pack and asked, "Cigarette?" Mitchum, realizing he'd carried a cigarette into the scene, held up his fingers and replied, "Smoking." His improvisation saved the take and they kept it in the movie. See more » |
Goofs | Leonard Eels' apartment at 114 Fulton Street would be part of the block then occupied by the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library (now the Asian Art Museum). See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Film Noir (1995). See more » |
Soundtracks | The First Time I Saw You See more » |
Quotes |
[Kathie is playing roulette]
Jeff: That's not the way to win. Kathie: Is there a way to win? Jeff: There's a way to lose more slowly. See more » |