Out of the Past (1947) starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming. Mitchum plays a former private detective who is trying to escape his past. Greer fills the femme fatale role as Kathie, the dame who keeps pulling him back into danger -- and who has a bad habit of shooting men who get in her way. The dialogue is snappy and the action is pretty much non-stop -- and everybody, especially Mitchum, drinks freely and smokes like a chimney. The plot of this movie is really a little too complicated to be enjoyed, but it makes up for it with atmosphere. It's the quintessential noir for film students. The subtitles are good. Grade: B
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