Near the Plaza was a little cafe called La Mar Azul, next to a movie house. I sat there in the afternoons and drank beer. I used to sit there half asleep with a beer in the darkness, only the music from the movie next door kept jarring me awake. And then I saw her—coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand.
ROBERT MITCHUM as Jeff Bailey in
OUT OF THE PAST (1947) dir. Jacques Tourneur
Released on this day in 1947 (#2), OUT OF THE PAST. Considered by many to be the quintessential noir, is it the film that you would pick to illustrate film noir to someone new to the genre? If not, which noir would you pick?
I’m watching the The Always Sunny Podcast on “The Gang Hits the Road,” and they pointed out how Charlie was passed out face-down. Apparently Asami and Charlie pass out the same way.