A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames= 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. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistress Kathie who shot Whit and absconded with $40,000. He traces her to Acapulco...where the delectable Kathie makes Jeff forget all about Sterling... Back in the present, Whit's new job for Jeff is clearly a trap, but Jeff's precautions only leave him more tightly enmeshed...
Director:
Jacques Tourneur
Writers:
Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay), Daniel Mainwaring (novel)
Stars:
Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas | See full cast and crew
Complete credited cast:
Robert Mitchum ... Jeff
Jane Greer ... Kathie
Kirk Douglas ... Whit
RRhonda Fleming ... Meta Carson
Richard Webb ... Jim
Steve Brodie ... Fisher
Virginia Huston ... Ann
Paul Valentine ... Joe
Dickie Moore ... The Kid
Ken Niles ... Eels
Plot Keywords:
Small Town | Gangster | Gas Station | California | Partner
Taglines:
A MAN - Trying to run away from his past... A WOMAN - Trying to escape her future!
Genres:
Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
Parents Guide:
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Details
Country:
USA
Language:
English | American Sign Language
Release Date:
13 November 1947 (USA)
Also Known As:
Build My Gallows High
Filming Locations:
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Company Credits
Production Co:
RKO Radio Pictures
Technical Specs
Runtime:
97 min
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
 Also Known As: Build My Gallows High Country: USA Language: English | American Sign Language watch trailors ){kind=link}
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