
Overview
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
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Crew
DirectorJacques Tourneur
WriterDaniel Mainwaring
Cast

Robert Mitchum
Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham

Jane Greer
Kathie Moffat

Kirk Douglas
Whit Sterling

Paul Valentine
Joe Stephanos

Virginia Huston
Ann Miller

Rhonda Fleming
Meta Carson

Richard Webb
Jim

Steve Brodie
Jack Fisher

Dickie Moore
The Kid

Ken Niles
Leonard Eels
Mary Field
Marny (uncredited)

Oliver Blake
Tillotson (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Canby Miller (uncredited)

Theresa Harris
Eunice Leonard (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox
Sheriff (uncredited)

John Kellogg
Lou (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Bill Wallace
Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
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Keywords
small towngas stationsuppressed pastgangsterdetectivedeaf-mutebriefcasedeceptionfemme fatalepartnerfilm noirblack and whitedouble crosstax evasionframed for murder
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026















