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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. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1947-12
Jul 18, 2004 · "Out of the Past" (1947) 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.
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The quiet life of small-town gas station owner Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) is interrupted when a figure from his shady past, small-time crook Joe Stephanos (Paul Valentine),...
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
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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.