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The Dark Past (1949)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:3
Rotten:3
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 75 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When a psychopathic killer inadvertently takes a cool-headed psychiatrist hostage, the key to survival becomes a compelling "battle of the psyches." An overlooked thriller with an unforgettable... When a psychopathic killer inadvertently takes a cool-headed psychiatrist hostage, the key to survival becomes a compelling "battle of the psyches." An overlooked thriller with an unforgettable climax. [More]
Starring: William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Nina Foch, Adele Jergens
Starring: William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Nina Foch, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne
Director: Rudolph Mate
Director: Rudolph Mate
Producer: Buddy Adler
Story: Oscar Saul
Composer: George Duning
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Reviews for The Dark Past
... a minor noir notable largely for Holden's uncharacteristically feral performance...
Another of the era's barely tolerable advertisements for Freudian psychoanalysis.
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