The Dark Corner
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Written by | Jay Dratler Leo Rosten (story) Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
| Starring | Lucille Ball Clifton Webb William Bendix Mark Stevens Chief Tahachee |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Joe MacDonald |
| Editing by | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. |
| Release date(s) | April 9, 1946 U.S. release |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Dark Corner is a 1946 black-and-white film, considered film noir.
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[edit] Plot
Ex con turned Private investigator Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. Galt, with the assistance of his spunky secretary, Lucille Ball, dives deep into a deadly web of mystery in search of answers. A great example of a classic film noir and a rare dramatic role for Ball.
- "There goes my last lead. I feel all dead inside. I'm backed up in a dark corner, and I don't know who's hitting me." (Galt)
Galt is a noir victim accused of a crime he didn't commit. Like Dark Passage, The Wrong Man, Ministry of Fear, Edge of Doom and Cry of the City, characters are falsely accused and pursued by authorities, with their lives subjected to wild reversals and inversions. They are cornered, framed, setup as the patsy or fall guy and, while their existence is at their bleakest, must work their way out of the corner noir fate has boxed them into.
[edit] Memorable quotes
- "I can be framed easier than "Whistler's Mother". (Galt)
[edit] Cast
- Lucille Ball as Kathleen
- Clifton Webb as Hardy Cathcart
- William Bendix as Stauffer, alias Fred Foss
- Mark Stevens as Bradford Galt
- Kurt Kreuger as Anthony Jardine
- Cathy Downs as Mari Cathcart
- Reed Hadley as Lt Frank Reeves
- Constance Collier as Mrs. Kingsley
- Eddie Heywood as Himself
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[edit] References
- The Dark Side of the Screen Film Noir - by Foster Hirsch
