Out of the Past (1947) (MOD) "Skender"

Out of the Past (1947) (MOD) "Skender"Everything you want in a film noir you'll find in "Out of the Past." A tenacious detective (Robert Mitchum) spinning his wheels to make good. A drop dead beauty (Jane Greer) up to no good. A moneyed mobster (Kirk Douglas) with a shark's grin. Plus double crosses and fall guys. Shadowy rooms and bleak souls. Mitchem solidified his tough guy persona in this archetypal film noir directed with memorable style by Jacques Tourneur ("Cat People," "I Walked

who is unaware of her husband's true nature

The Boy Wonder - with a little help from the dubious Catwoman - set Batman straight and free Gotham City from the clutches of fiendish felony

retiring the beloved Nevada Jack persona (but thankfully keeping the sidekick

once worked as a carny

A who's who of Hollywood talents portray a who's who of thinly veiled real-life luminaries

Scooby-Doo and those "meddling kids" Shaggy

and start planning ways to get up to no good

Vividly realized

Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)

its blades biting into the earth

Ann Sheridan

we learn they can be hurt and dread they can be killed