out of The Past(1947)
Robert Mitchum plays an ex private eye with a dodgy past trying to build a new life running a petrol station with his sweet girlfriend .but his past comes back to haunt him leading him into trouble with gangster Kirk douglas who he double crossed after carrying on with his girlfriend.
Another classic film noir starring the ever reliable Robert Mitchum. and complexly plotted and stylishly directed by cat people director Jacques Tourneur.
and co starring Jane Greer as the ruthless and manipulative bad girl, who has great on screen chemistry with Mitchum's character, Jeff bailey.
Well worth a watch, and with great one liners. another well made film before the days when hollywood became obsessed with CGI and superhero nonsense. 80 out of 100.
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