OUT of the Sun, OUT of the Moonlight, OUT of the Past.
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and meticulous.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
- warmbleak
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“Is Robert Mitchum the best thing in Out of the Past?”
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Cast
- Robert MitchumJeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
- Jane GreerKathie Moffat
- Kirk DouglasWhit Sterling
- Paul ValentineJoe Stephanos
- Virginia HustonAnn Miller
- Rhonda FlemingMeta Carson
- Richard WebbJim
- Steve BrodieJack Fisher
- Dickie MooreThe Kid
- Ken NilesLeonard Eels
Crew
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Daniel MainwaringScreenplay
- Daniel MainwaringNovel
- Nicholas MusuracaDirector of Photography
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- Samuel E. BeetleyEditor
- Warren DuffProducer
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Pairings
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Double Indemnity 194481% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, meticulous.
The Dark Mirror 194680% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Rififi 195579% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
Yellow Sky 194879% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
Black Bird 202275% alikeTelevision · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
RIPLEY 202474% alikeTelevision · Both grave, earnest.
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