Out of the Past (1947)

1947 · 97 min · Crime, Thriller

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Paul Valentine and Virginia Huston.

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