---
title: 'Out of the Past (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Tourneur'
released: '1947-11-25'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/out-of-the-past-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039689/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Out of the Past (1947)

1947 · 97 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Out of the Past 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 from his 1946 novel Build My Gallows High, with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Tourneur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-tourneur)
- **Screenplay:** [James M. Cain](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-m-cain), [Daniel Mainwaring](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mainwaring), [Frank Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-fenton), [Frank Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-fenton-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Warren B. Duff](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-b-duff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Samuel E. Beetley](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-e-beetley)

## Cast

- [Oliver Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-blake)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)
- [Frank Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wilcox)
- [Mary Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-field)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Harry Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hayden)
- [Brooks Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooks-benedict)
- [Jane Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-greer)
- [Virginia Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-huston)
- [Paul Valentine](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-valentine)
- [Theresa Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-harris)
- [Dickie Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/dickie-moore-2)
- [Rhonda Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhonda-fleming)
- [Richard Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-webb)
- [James Bush](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-bush)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/out-of-the-past-1947
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