Great story and standout performance from Robert Mitchum as the eponymous gum shoe. Strangely light outdoor locations for a noir, but still packed with disillusion, broken promises and unfulfilled promise.
Not sure Kirk is cast well as a baddie. Razor tight script.
This review of Out of the Past (1947) was written by Greg D on 23 Mar 2008.
Out of the Past has generally received very positive reviews.
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