Out of the Past (1947)
| Release Date | 13 November 1947 |
| Tagline | A MAN - Trying to run away from his past... A WOMAN - Trying to escape her future! |
| Genre | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller, Crime |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Language | English, American Sign Language |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Film Noir, Romantic Mystery |
| Mood | Tough Guys, In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Femmes Fatales |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Moody, Downbeat, Gloomy, Reflective |
| Tags | Blackmail, Double Cross, Gangster, Mexico, Mistress, Past, Private Detective, Redemption |
Out of the Past (originally released in the United Kingdom as Build My Gallows High) is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pseudonym Geoffrey Homes), with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain, from his novel Build My Gallows High (also written as Homes).
Cast and Crew
Cast
Virginia Huston
Ann Miller
Paul Valentine
Joe Stephanos
Ken Niles
Leonard Eels
Brooks Benedict
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club
Eumenio Blanco
Mexican Waiter
Wesley Bly
Harlem Club Headwaiter
Mildred Boyd
Woman at Harlem Club
Hubert Brill
Car Manipulator
James Bush
Doorman
Ted Collins
Man at Harlem Club
James Conaty
Bartender in Acapulco
Homer Dickenson
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club
Lee Elson
Policeman
Jess Escobar
Mexican Doorman
Adda Gleason
Mrs. Miller
John Kellogg
Lou Baylord
Mike Lally
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club
Primo López
Mexican Bellhop
Philip Morris
The Porter
Manuel París
Croupier
Caleb Peterson
Man with Eunice
Jose Portugal
Mexican Waiter
Charles Regan
Mystery Man
Victor Romito
Mexican Waiter
Tony Roux
Jose Rodriguez
Jeffrey Sayre
Extra in Nightclub Cloakroom
Wallace Scott
Petey - Taxi Driver
Archie Twitchell
Rafferty
William Van Vleck
Cigar Store Clerk
Bill Wallace
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club
Sam Warren
Harlem Club Waiter
Director
Writer
Daniel Mainwaring
,
Frank Fenton
uncredited
James M. Cain
uncredited
Producer
Warren Duff
producer
Robert Sparks
executive producer
Original Music
Roy Webb
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Cinematographer
Nicholas Musuraca
Editor
Samuel E. Beetley
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Art Director
Albert S. D'Agostino
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Jack Okey
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Set Decorator
Darrell Silvera
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Costume Designer
Edward Stevenson
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau
makeup supervisor
Production Manager
James H. Anderson
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Mancke
assistant director
Earl Harper
assistant director
Lynn Shores
second unit director
Sound Department
Clem Portman
sound
Francis M. Sarver
sound
Special Effects
Russell A. Cully
special effects
Visual Effects
Linwood G. Dunn
optical effects
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff
musical director
Other Crew
Boyd Cabeen
stand-in: Robert Mitchum
Robert De Grasse
fill-in photographer
Frank Fenton
screenplay constructor
M. Gutterman
stand-in: Jane Greer
Leonard Shannon
unit publicity writer
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
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C&C Television Corporation
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Nostalgia Merchant, The
Fox Hills Video
RKO Home Video
Manga Films
Warner Home Video
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The Big Sleep (1946)
The Killers (1946)
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