The first thing that happens in this movie is a guy throws a cigarette at a deaf kid. About a minute later Robert Mitchum throws a cigarette at that guy. That’s just what it’s like in the economy of cigarettes. Sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down.
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.
Where to watch
1Out of the Past is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles — next screening Saturday 25 July at 18:00 at Alex Theatre.
Saturday, 25 July
Cast & crew
6What people say
the hays code cut from the kiss on the shoulder to the door swinging open in the wind to the rain outside is one of the most sensational things I've ever seen.
I was supposed to watch this for Cinema 101 in my first semester of college and for some reason skipped the screening. I was an idiot.
What is Out of the Past about?+
A man living a quiet life as a gas station owner is forced to confront his dangerous history when a former employer and a treacherous woman resurface in his life.
Who directed Out of the Past?+
Jacques Tourneur directed this 1947 film, which remains one of the most celebrated works in the film noir genre.
Why is Out of the Past famous?+
It is widely considered the definitive example of film noir, praised for its cynical tone, intricate script, and archetypal performances by Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. Watch classic noir on Mood.














