
Out of the Past(1947)
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.



Jean Gillie
Margot Shelby

Edward Norris
Jim Vincent

Robert Armstrong
Frank Olins

Herbert Rudley
Dr. Craig

Sheldon Leonard
Sergeant Joe Portugal

Marjorie Woodworth
Nurse

Philip Van Zandt
Tommy

Carole Donne
Waitress
John Shay
Al

Bert Roach
Bartender
Decoy is a crime, thriller film released in 1946 exploring themes of prison, gangster, gas chamber, treasure map, femme fatale, film noir. Directed by Jack Bernhard, it stars Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong. A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies.
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