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Out of the Past

1947
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Tahoe, Lake (CA and NV), Private detectives, Lawyers, Acapulco (Mexico), Falls from heights, Love affairs, San Francisco (CA), Loyalty, Police, New York City

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Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writer: Geoffrey Homes
Cinematographer: Nicholas Musuraca
Editor: Samuel E. Beetley
Production Designers: Albert S. D'Agostino , Jack Okey
Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Jane Greer’s character in the film noir OUT OF THE PAST (1947) has been hailed as the quintessential femme fatale. Her role was reprised by Rachel Ward in the 1983 remake, AGAINST ALL ODDS. In that version, Jane Greer returned to the screen to play Ward’s mother… Learn more at the AFI Catalog

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