Paper by Shawn Hensley. Film noir motion pictures, such as Out of the Past, created during the height of tension between the American genders in the 1940’s, mirrored mythological stereotypes men had of women during this post war era (Kaplan 47). Directed by Jacques Tourneur in 1947, the film Out of the Past exemplifies these … Continue reading Film Noir and ‘Out of the Past’ (Jacques Tourneur, 1947): USA