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13 November 1947 (USA) moreTagline:
A MAN - Trying to run away from his past... A WOMAN - Trying to escape her future! morePlot:
Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he's ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Beloved film classic should be seen by more people more (98 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Jeff Bailey | |
| Jane Greer | ... | Kathie Moffat | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Whit Sterling | |
| Rhonda Fleming | ... | Meta Carson | |
| Richard Webb | ... | Jim | |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Jack Fisher | |
| Virginia Huston | ... | Ann Miller | |
| Paul Valentine | ... | Joe Stephanos | |
| Dickie Moore | ... | The Kid | |
| Ken Niles | ... | Leonard Eels |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
97 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1998) | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (original rating) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Sweden:15 (re-rating) (1965) | Argentina:13 | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:Approved (PCA #12082) | Spain:13Fun Stuff
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Humphrey Bogart read the script and, seeing the similarities between this and The Maltese Falcon (1941), wanted to play Jeff. However, Warner Bros. didn't buy the material and RKO produced this movie. moreSoundtrack:
THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU moreFAQ
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Terrific exotic adventure/melodrama with gothic undertones. Douglas follows Mitchum following Greer to Mexico; murder and robbery follow everywhere femme fatale Greer goes. She's excellent; vulnerable eyes revealing the fear motivating her totally irrational, greedy actions. She and Mitchum are made for each other (it's a shame that this and the less exciting "The Big Steal" are their only films together as far as I know, although Greer did make a good pairing with the comparably skilled Richard Widmark in "Run for the Sun"). Every step of their twisted journey feels inevitable, painful, and joyous, like a death-row inmate smoking his last cigarette. Mitchum is at his best here as the patsy for Greer and Doublas' schemes, who plays along as if he knows better but is truly seeking absolution from death.
One of the best films ever made by Hollywood, all the more amazing considering it was made almost on the fly (what people today call a "film noir" but what the producers though of as a "B" movie).
Tourneur is one of the best low budget directors in the business; fans of good film will seek out his movies, which cover all the different genres of film. His father was one of the creators of film style, and he has a striking sense of visual composition himself, which he puts to excellent use in this, possibly his best film.