Joe minimizes things quickly, calling his gun only a "good-luck charm." She asks if he can leave his gangland connections, but he responds:Joe: Once in the gang, you know the rest.The man recognizes Edie and Terry, and accuses him of being there the night Joey was killed.Although bought off by the toss of some coins by Terry, Murphy spitefully calls him a "bum." Terry tells Edie to pay no attention o the "juice-head" who hangs around the neighborhood.BackgroundOut of the Past(1947), (akaBuild My Gallows High, its title in Britain), is one of the greatest, multi-layeredfilm noirsof all time.[They represent one side of the racial rivalry, similar to Shakespeare""s ense and feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets.In August 1939, Coogan and his mother reached a settlement in which he received about half of the remaining funds (totaling $252,000), or $126,000.When asked about the second glove (a crucial part of the plot), she responds:I never knew what happened to the other glove.