Out of the Past

1947 1 hr 37 min

35mm

Turner Classic Movies Writer Hannah Jack will provide an introduction before the film.

A moody noir classic from Jacques Tourneur starring Robert Mitchum, ensnared here by the beautiful but calculating Jane Greer as the femme fatale. After leaving a seedy life as a small-time private eye, Mitchum is pulled back into trouble when his past returns to haunt him. Remarkable cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca sets the brooding fatalist tone. OUT OF THE PAST bristles with hard boiled dialogue and memorable performances.

Print preserved by the Library of Congress.

Hannah Jack is a writer for Turner Classic Movies, scripting the introductions to movies that air on the network, delivered by TCM hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Dave Karger, and Jacqueline Stewart. Hannah has also written hosted introductions for films on HBO Max, FilmStruck, and classic movies screened in theaters around the country as part of the TCM Fathom Events Big Screen Classics Series. In 2014, Hannah appeared on the network to introduce a film of her choice with TCM's original host, Robert Osborne. Hannah is also an author of young adult fiction and a tenured NYC public school teacher. In 2013, she served as the founding English teacher of a new vocational high school in Manhattan and chaired the English department in the school's first four years. In 2018, Hannah returned to her native Bucks County, and she's thrilled to be able to bring her film and teaching expertise to the Renew Theaters community, including the County Theater, where she cultivated her love of movies as a kid.

Director Jacques Tourneur

Cast Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas

Country USA

Language English

Aspect 1.37

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