La Griffe du passé (1947)
Jeff Bailey, ancien détective privé, tente de vivre une vie paisible, mais son passé revient le hanter. Il fut jadis embauché par un joueur de casino pour retrouver sa petite amie en fugue, Kathy. Jeff l'avait retrouvée au Mexique et en était tombé amoureux. Elle l'avait ensuite incité à doubler le joueur, mais c'est bien Jeff qui a fini par se faire doubler. Des années plus tard, la vie tranquille de Jeff est de nouveau bouleversée lorsque ses anciens associés criminels le retrouvent. Il court un grand danger : quelqu'un tente de lui mettre un meurtre sur le dos.
Directeur:
Jacques Tourneur
écrivain:
Daniel Mainwaring
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Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham |
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Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat |
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Kirk Douglas as Whit Sterling |
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Paul Valentine as Joe Stephanos |
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Virginia Huston as Ann Miller |
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Rhonda Fleming as Meta Carson |
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Richard Webb as Jim |
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Steve Brodie as Jack Fisher |
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Dickie Moore as The Kid |
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Ken Niles as Leonard Eels |
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Mary Field as Marny (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Tillotson (uncredited) |
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Harry Hayden as Canby Miller (uncredited) |
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Theresa Harris as Eunice Leonard (uncredited) |
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Frank Wilcox as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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John Kellogg as Lou (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Homer Dickenson as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Bill Wallace as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited) |
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Eumenio Blanco as Mexican Waiter (uncredited) |
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Victor Romito as Mexican Waiter (uncredited) |
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Wesley Bly as Harlem Club Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Mildred Boyd as Woman at Harlem Club (uncredited) |
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James Bush as Doorman (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited) |
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Alphonso DuBois as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Adda Gleason as Mrs. Miller (uncredited) |
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Philip Morris as The Porter (uncredited) |
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Manuel París as Croupier (uncredited) |
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Caleb Peterson as Man with Eunice (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Man in Nightclub Cloakroom (uncredited) |
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Charles Regan as Mystery Man (uncredited) |
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Tony Roux as Jose Rodriguez (uncredited) |
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Wallace Scott as Petey the Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Archie Twitchell as Rafferty (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Writing | Daniel Mainwaring | Screenplay |
| Crew | Russell A. Cully | Special Effects |
| Production | Warren Duff | Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jacques Tourneur | Director |
| Editing | Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Production | Robert Sparks | Executive Producer |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Daniel Mainwaring | Novel |
| Directing | Harry Mancke | Assistant Director |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Visual Effects | Linwood G. Dunn | Visual Effects |
| Crew | James M. Cain | Additional Writing |
| Directing | Lynn Shores | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Frank Fenton | Additional Writing |
| Directing | Earl Harper | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Francis M. Sarver | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Crew | Linwood G. Dunn | Special Effects |
| Crew | Margery Gutterman | Stand In |
| Production | James H. Anderson | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Boyd Cabeen | Stand In |
| Camera | Robert De Grasse | Additional Photography |