Out of the Past
Out of the Past
Out of the Past
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1947
1h 37m
7.6(625 votes)
Crime
Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Robert Mitchum

Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham

Robert Mitchum
Acting

Jane Greer

Kathie Moffat

Jane Greer
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Kirk Douglas

Whit Sterling

Kirk Douglas
Acting

Paul Valentine

Joe Stephanos

Paul Valentine
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Virginia Huston

Ann Miller

Virginia Huston
Acting

Rhonda Fleming

Meta Carson

Rhonda Fleming
Acting

Richard Webb

Jim

Richard Webb
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Steve Brodie

Jack Fisher

Steve Brodie
Acting

Dickie Moore

The Kid

Dickie Moore
Acting

Ken Niles

Leonard Eels

Ken Niles
Acting

Mary Field

Marny (uncredited)

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Oliver Blake

Tillotson (uncredited)

Oliver Blake
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Harry Hayden

Canby Miller (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
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Theresa Harris

Eunice Leonard (uncredited)

Theresa Harris
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Frank Wilcox

Sheriff (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox
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John Kellogg

Lou (uncredited)

John Kellogg
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Brooks Benedict

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
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Homer Dickenson

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

Mike Lally
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Bill Wallace

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Mexican Waiter (uncredited)

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Victor Romito

Mexican Waiter (uncredited)

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Wesley Bly

Harlem Club Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Mildred Boyd

Woman at Harlem Club (uncredited)

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James Bush

Doorman (uncredited)

James Bush
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James Conaty

Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited)

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Alphonso DuBois

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Adda Gleason

Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

Adda Gleason
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Philip Morris

The Porter (uncredited)

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Manuel París

Croupier (uncredited)

Manuel París
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Caleb Peterson

Man with Eunice (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Man in Nightclub Cloakroom (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
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Charles Regan

Mystery Man (uncredited)

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Tony Roux

Jose Rodriguez (uncredited)

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Wallace Scott

Petey the Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Archie Twitchell

Rafferty (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell
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Joe Gilbert

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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