Exclusive“Out of the Past” (1947): First Film Noir

“Film noir” is one of those catch phrases people toss around when talking about old movies, yet it’s applied very loosely. Those who don’t know much about the Golden Era of Hollywood label any movie with crime, intrigue, dark themes, or even black-and-white cinematography “film noir.” The use of this label is arbitrary in every case, since American filmmakers didn’t use the term at the time these movies were being made. Nevertheless, if there is such a thing as “film noir,” “Out of the Past” (1947) is the perfect example. It features all the tropes, the private investigator, the trench coat, and fedora, the femme fatale, the rural town, and the moody big city. It stars tough guy actors Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas, alongside glamorous gals Jane Greer and Rhonda Fleming. Its action-filled plot and complex relationships show that the 1940s crime genre was so much more than the stereotypes.
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