Out of the Past
You can run but you cannot hide is the sentiment driving Out of the Past, Jacques Tourneurâs bleak film noir masterclass from 1947. Just when you think youâve got clear of something, so the story goes, up it comes from your history and bites you in the ass. Robert Mitchum plays Jeff, a private detective hired by a big âoperatorâ to go and find the woman whoâs run off with his $40,000. What Whit (Kirk Douglas) really wants back is the woman rather than the money, and when Jeff tracks her down in Acapulco he discovers why. Jeff, instantly smitten, does the thing a private eye shouldnât do and, after trading dialogue thatâs … Read more