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Out of the Past
Out of the Past (billed in the United Kingdom as Build My Gallows High) is a 1947 American film noir by director Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Geoffrey Homes (Daniel Mainwaring) from his 1946 novel Build My Gallows High (also written as Homes), with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain.
Plot
Joe Stefanos drives to the rural mountain town of Bridgeport, California, seeking Jeff Bailey, who owns a local gas station. Joe asks a deaf-mute kid where Jeff is. The kid finds Jeff fishing with girlfriend Ann Miller. Joe tells Jeff that Whit Sterling wants to see him in Lake Tahoe. Jeff invites Ann to ride along, to tell her about his past.
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| author | Daniel Mainwaring Frank Fenton James M. Cain |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Jacques Tourneur |
| editor | Samuel E. Beetley |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | deaf-mute fish flee frame gamble gas station help hide kill lake tahoe meet mountain cabin murder new york city phone call private detective ride along run away search shoot steal swear want |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Warren Duff |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| recordedAt | Mexico |
| theme | film noir |