TCM Party, 'Summer of Darkness' screens Out of the Past

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Turner Classic Movies screened Out of the Past tonight as part of its Summer of Darkness series, leading a watch‑along that highlighted the 1947 noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. Viewers praised the film's shadowy cinematography, with mentions of both Nicholas Musuraca for his use of cigarette smoke as visible shafts of light and John Alton for iconic compositions. Several commenters singled out the film's quietly devastating final scene, noting the kid's final act gives Ann an opening to start over with Dudley Dooright. Quotes from the film such as "You're no good and neither am I. that's why we belong together" and the line "When I'm with you, I want to shoot something" were reposted as emblematic of its fatalistic tone. After Out of the Past, host Eddie planned to follow with two linked 1948 pictures, Raw Deal and Moonrise, described as sharing an aura of self‑inflicted doom.

TCM Party

@tcmparty.bsky.social

Smoke became a lighting tool. The endless cigarettes weren’t just noir atmospheres—they gave Musuraca visible shafts of light and depth in otherwise flat interiors. Roger Ebert later called it “the greatest cigarette-smoking movie of all time.” #TCMParty #OutOfThePast ^JW #SummerOfDarkness

5545d ago

Frank Vatel

@frankvatel312.bsky.social

After OUT OF THE PAST airs tonight, Eddie will showcase a pair of underrated gems: RAW DEAL and MOONRISE. The two films are linked by their release year, 1948, and the aura of self-inflicted doom that permeates them like a slow-developing poison. Worth staying up for. #SummerOfDarkness #TCMParty

3445d ago

Gregory Crosby5

Raw Deal is so good. That shot of her face reflected in the clock!

ElizabethLiesl4

Both new to me!

kw12341234.bsky.social1

And from the looks of these stills...great lighting in the cinematography. Thanks for the tip

wildpigpako.bsky.social1

SELF - INFLICTED DOOM is an interesting concept ( we are never done with it . Based in Berlin , Germany here )

Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️

@marcie808.bsky.social

I’ve challenged myself to watch at least one Tarzan movie for every actor who has portrayed the King of the Jungle. I’m reading the books too. Buster Crabbe only portrayed Tarzan once in 1933 (a serial…big surprise) and all I can say is God bless pre-code 🌴 🐒 #TCMParty #TarzanTheFearless

2844d ago

CenCal Mike2

Johnny Weissmuller was a favorite for the Center Theater Saturday afternoon children specials.

Kim Douglas2

I added alt text to this GIF, also I assume the entire demographic of this thread knows at a glance what is happening here…

TomJohnson3141

if you can, there's a silent serial that you can find on YouTube. It's not too shab considering it was the 1920s

SiperlyWhenWet ™1

1) He’s gonna catch a code. 2) Put some clothes on!!! 3) wooooof!

Jody Stump1

After I read all of the Tarzan books I happened to come across "Tarzan Alive" at the library. Fiction but the premise was a biography of the real Lord Greystoke. Highly recommend.

Aldo Gandia

@aldobarkeeper.bsky.social

Raise your hand if you're a sucker for Robert Mitchum and/or Jane Greer. #SummerofDarkness #OutOfThePast #TCMParty

2345d ago

Dan Sheehan

@dansheehan.memyon.org

Recently posted this very title sequence in remembrance of composer Lalo Schifrin on his birthday. Superb jazz score. #tcmparty #bullitt

1644d ago

Michael Campbell

@moviemikec.bsky.social

Happy #Splatterday everyone We got a beauty on #Svengoolie tonight #DestroyAllMonsters Plus some good ones on #TCMParty (The Apple, Bullitt)

1244d ago

dwayneadd.bsky.social

@dwayneadd.bsky.social

That ending always gets to me. The "kid" tells a lie (probably at Jeff's request) so that Ann can let go of the past. What a film! #TCMParty #OutOfThePast #TheSummerOfDarkness

1645d ago

It's MS. Sobotka

@stacysobotka.bsky.social

Me channeling Marsha Hunt in Raw Deal. Scarf by Dita von Teese. Coat from Torrid. #SummerofDarkness #TCMParty

Curvy femme fatale wearing a silk scarf and trench coat with a toy flag gun.

1145d ago

Andrija Popovic

@andrian6.bsky.social

"You're no good and neither am I. that's why we belong together." #OutOfThePast #TCMParty #SummerOfDarkness

1345d ago

Van Stanwyck

@vanstanwyck.bsky.social

I can't even explain why this is the first gif I made from this movie, but I'm just trying to get by, man. #TheApple #TCMParty

844d ago

Inkog

@inkog1.bsky.social

"You are running the show now?" - She was always running the show Mitchum. #OutOfThePast #TCMParty

1145d ago

Bruce Fulton

@dbfulton.bsky.social

"She can't be all bad. No one is." "Well, she comes the closest." #OutOfThePast #TCMParty

1145d ago

Stephanie Morrison

@stephaniemorrison.bsky.social

I’ve said this before, but waiting for the female to make an entrance is a classic way to introduce either a femme fatale or a protagonists/heroine. It works every time. See Phyllis Dietrichson, Scarlet O’Hara, etc.. #SummerofDarkness #OutOfThePast #TCMParty

1145d ago

Angelique M

@library-ang.bsky.social

Marsha Hunt has a case of, “I can fix him” and Claire Trevor has a case of “Pick me,” and I’m rolling my eyes. #SummerOfDarkness #TCMParty #RawDeal

1045d ago

jax ☘️

@jaxbra.bsky.social

One of my favorite ever poolside screenings was #ForbiddenPlanet in 2016, and I think about it every time I watch this movie. #TCMParty

944d ago

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