Out of the Past (1947)
Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape. small town, gas station, suppressed past, gangster, detective, deaf-mute, briefcase, deception, femme fatale, partner, film noir, black and white, double cross, tax evasion, framed for murder
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