Double Feature
Out of the Past
Former private detective Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum in his first starring role) is trying to live a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him. He was once hired by a gambler Whit (Kirk Douglas) to find his runaway girlfriend, Kathie (Jane Greer). Jeff traced her to Mexico and fell in love. She lured him into double-crossing the dangerous Whit, but it was really Jeff who had been double-crossed. Years later, Jeff’s quiet life is once again shattered as his old criminal associates descend upon him. Now he’s in deep trouble – someone is trying to frame him for murder. Everything a fan of film noir could hope for is here in Out of the Past: a tenacious detective, beautiful women, double crossing tough guys, shadowy, dark rooms and even darker souls. (Warner Bros)
- Director
- Jacques Tourneur
- Writer
- Screenplay by Geoffrey Homes [Daniel Mainwaring] based on his novel "Build My Gallows High"
- Starring
- Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb
- Year
- 1947
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 97 minutes
Crossfire
Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan star in this noir classic, the first Hollywood film to confront anti-Semitism. When a police detective and an army sergeant investigate the murder of a Jewish man, their search leads to a soldier whose strong feelings of anti-Semitism became violent during a night of drinking. Based on the novel The Brick Foxhole by Richard Brooks. Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, the then-controversial subject led to director Edward Dmytryk being called before the House Un-American Activities Committee as one of the Hollywood Ten. (Park Circus)
- Director
- Edward Dmytryk
- Writer
- Screenplay by John Paxton adapted from a novel by Richard Brooks
- Starring
- Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame
- Year
- 1947
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 86 minutes