OUT of the Sun, OUT of the Moonlight, OUT of the Past.
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