Out of the Past

Out of the Past (1947)

Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Greer , Kirk Douglas Director: Jacques Tourneur

"You're like a leaf that blows from one gutter to another."

Jeff Bailey: You say to yourself, "How hot can it get?" Then, in Acapulco, you find out.

Jack Fisher: You know, a dame with a rod is like a guy with a knitting needle.

Jeff Bailey: Maybe love is like luck: you have to go all the way to find it.

Jeff Bailey: I sell gasoline, I make a small profit. With that I buy groceries. The grocer makes a profit. We call it earning a living. You may have heard of it somewhere.

Whit Sterling: My feelings? About ten years ago, I hid them somewhere and haven't been able to find them.