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.

Cast

Robert Mitchum

as Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham

Jane Greer

as Kathie Moffat

Kirk Douglas

as Whit Sterling

Paul Valentine

as Joe Stephanos

Virginia Huston

as Ann Miller

Rhonda Fleming

as Meta Carson

Richard Webb

as Jim

Steve Brodie

as Jack Fisher

Dickie Moore

as The Kid

Ken Niles

as Leonard Eels

Reviews

Steve

www.noiroftheweek.com Out of the Past is the masterpiece of film noir. Combining actors, writer, director, composer and cinematographer at their peaks makes what could have easily been a forgotten B movie a great film. The cast is just about perfect. The trifecta of Robert Mitchum, Jane Gree...

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