The Dark Past

The Dark Past
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRudolph Maté
Written byMalvin Wald (adaptation)
Oscar Saul (adaptation)
Screenplay byPhilip MacDonald
Michael Blankfort
Albert Duffy
Based onBlind Alley
1935 play
by James Warwick
Produced byBuddy Adler
StarringWilliam Holden
Nina Foch
Lee J. Cobb
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byGeorge Duning
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 22, 1948 (1948-12-22) (New York City)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller film starring William Holden, Nina Foch, and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by Rudolph Maté, the Columbia Pictures release is a remake of Blind Alley (1939), also released by Columbia, and based on a play by American dramatist James Warwick.[1]