Out of the Past
 | Directed by Jacques Tourneur Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb Turner Home Ent, 1947, DVD Customer Rating: 74 reviews Recommend |
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- Former private detective Jeff Bailey is trying to live a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him. He was once hired by a gambler to find his runaway girlfriend, Kathy. Jeff traced her to Mexico and fell in love. She lured him into double-crossing the gambler, but it was really Jeff who got double-crossed. Years later, Jeff's quiet life is once again shattered as his old criminal associate
A collection of classic film noir.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 6-JUL-2004
Media Type: DVD
"Build my gallows high, baby" — just one of the quintessentially noir sentiments expressed by Robert Mitchum in this classic of the genre. Mitchum, in absolute prime, sleepy-eyed form, relates a complicated flashback about getting hired by gangster Kirk Douglas to find femme fatale Jane Greer. The chain of film noir elements — love, money, lies — drags Mitchum into the lower depths. Director Jacques Tourneur gets the edgy negotiations between men and women as exactly right as he gets the inky shadows of the noir landscape (even the sunlit exteriors are fraught with doubt). This is Mitchum in excelsis, with his usual laid-back cool laced with great dialogue and tragic foreshadowing. As for his co-star, James Agee immortally opined that Jane Greer "can best be described, in an ancient idiom, as a hot number." Remade in 1984, unhappily, as Against All Odds (with Greer in a supporting role). — Robert Horton
Title: Out of the Past
Sales Rank: 2640 in DVD
Actor: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Studio: Turner Home Ent, 2004-07-06, Theatrical Release: 1947-11-13
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 97 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.25 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches, 0.15 pounds
- Film Noir at its Best
- When you hear the cliche, "they don't make them like they used to" this is one of those movies they refer to. Superb interchanges between Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum. Dialoge right out of those drug store pulp fiction novels, a movie that relies on plot, intreigue and innuendo rather than special effects. The script… More reviews
- FANTASTIC CLASSIC!
- This fine movie is a must for any Classic collection! Interesting plot, snappy dialog and masterful performances by young actors, Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, and Jane Greer. First rate supporting cast too, with Rhonda Fleming and a sappy Ann Huston (but she's supposed to be sappy!), child actor Dickie Moore and Paul Valentine as a menacing but almost-kind-hearted… More reviews
- Exquisite Film Noir belongs on the Top Shelf
- The DVD transfer on this Warner Bros. release is very good. It's clear and looks good enough to represent the first screenings of this movie.
It's really hard to find a better film of this genre, even if you look to the more notable films of dark ilk like the "The Maltese Falcon" or "Chinatown". Robert Mitchum is excellent as the still… More reviews
- Out of the Past
- Out of the Past is classic film-noir. Why this film hasn't garnered more acclaim & fame I don't know. It's not quite an essential film but it's as close as a film can be to that distinction without garnering that claim. Jacques Tourneur, the director, helped to create the film-noir genre with this film.
Robert Mitchum portrays Jeff Bailey, an ex-private… More reviews
- Greater Now Than Then
- Out of the Past was ignored by Hollywood when it came out in 1947. Not one Academy nomination is hard to believe. It's far more appreciated now plus has solidified its status as one of the Top 5 Noir movies all-time.
Snappy dialog, wonderful use of shadows and incredible cinematography push this film into the upper echelon of must-see noir… More reviews
