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Noir City: Out of the Past

USA | 1947 | 97 min. | Jacques Tourneur

February 15, 2025

Noir City

Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas vie for the honor of being betrayed by Jane Greer, the most desirable of devil dolls, in this quintessential noir masterpiece. A grubby private eye (Mitchum) is hired by a sleek gangster (Douglas) to rein in his fugitive frail (Greer). Equal measures of poetry, poignancy, and hardboiled fatalism.

Due to unforeseen technical challenges, all scheduled 35mm Noir City screenings will now be presented digitally.

Passes: $158 | $133 SIFF Members
Individual Tickets: Select showtime to purchase.

Note: Reserved seating is not available for Noir City. Members: Make sure to sign in to your SIFF account before selecting showtimes and passes.

SIFF year-round passes are not valid for these screenings. Vouchers are being accepted.

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Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas vie for the honor of being betrayed by Jane Greer, the most desirable of devil dolls, in this quintessential noir masterpiece. A grubby private eye (Mitchum) is hired by a sleek gangster (Douglas) to rein in his fugitive frail (Greer). Complications ensue when dick falls for dame, hard. The serpentine plot, which ricochets from Manhattan to Mexico to Frisco to Tahoe, is spiced with some of the wittiest wisecracks ever, with every step of the dizzying adventure rendered in high noir style by Tourneur, art director Albert D’Agostino, and cameraman Nicholas Musuraca. Equal measures of poetry, poignancy, and hardboiled fatalism. The definitive film noir? You be the judge. Note courtesy of Noir City.

  • Director: Jacques Tourneur
  • Principal Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
  • Country: USA
  • Year: 1947
  • Running Time: 97 min.
  • Producer: Warren Duff
  • Screenplay: Daniel Mainwaring, James M. Cain, Frank Fenton
  • Cinematographers: Nicholas Musuraca
  • Editors: Samuel E. Beetley
  • Music: Roy Webb
  • Filmography: Anne of the Indies (1951), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Cat People (1942)
  • Language: English
  • Format: 35mm
  • US Distributor: Warner Bros.