# Out of the Past (1947)

> A haunted former private detective is dragged back into a web of criminal betrayal by the woman he once loved and the gangster he tried to escape.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/554

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Jacques Tourneur
- Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Paul Valentine, Virginia Huston, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039689/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: wistful, fatalistic, sensual, late night viewing, classic cinema night

## Synopsis

A small-town gas pumper's quiet life is shattered by the return of his dark past.

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