The Dark Past

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The Dark Past
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Directed by	Rudolph Maté
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Starring	William Holden Nina Foch Lee J. Cobb
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	December 22, 1948 (New York City)
Running time	75 min
Language	English
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The Dark Past (1948) is a psychological thriller film directed by Rudolph Maté, and starring William Holden, Nina Foch, and Lee J. Cobb. The film, released by Columbia Pictures is a remake of Blind Alley (1939), also released by Columbia, and based on a play by American playwright James Warwick.

[edit] Plot

A psychoanalyst and his young family and some friends are taken hostage by a gang led by an escaped killer Al Walker. The doctor gets the killer to talk to him in an attempt to find out the killer's unconscious motivation for his evil ways.

He relates a dramatic dream he's been having since childhood. Eventually, his crimes are traced back to his childhood and lack of parental guidance, and by the end of the night the doctor has calmed the killer's murderous rage and prevents any more killings.

[edit] Featured cast

Actor	Role
William Holden	Al Walker
Nina Foch	Betty
Lee J. Cobb	Dr. Andrew Collins
Adele Jergens	Laura Stevens
Stephen Dunne	Owen Talbot
Lois Maxwell	Ruth Collins
Berry Kroeger	Mike
Steven Geray	Prof. Fred Linder