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| Sinister truths seem to await right around Henry Hathaway's The Dark Corner on this atmospheric, painted poster |
QUICK REVIEW:
Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy (1951-57)) is engaging as secretary Kathleen, the dream woman for private detective Galt (Mark Stevens (Cry Vengeance (1954))), who gets framed and hunted for murder. A man in a white suit, an art collector and a hell of a lot of booze, cigarettes and coffee are some of the other ingredients in this romantic film noir.
- Who would have guessed SPOILER that the rich gallery owner (Clifton Webb (Laura (1944)) with a positively freezing British accent) was the coldblooded crook here?
In Dark Corner, we are allowed to wallow in shadows (cinematography by Joseph MacDonald (Pickup on South Street (1953))), suspense and intelligent dialog. The script is by Jay Dratler (Laura) and Bernard C. Shoenfeld (The Magic Sword (1962)) with story by Leo Rosten (The Velvet Touch (1948)) and uncredited work by Harry Kleiner (Red Heat (1988)) and Fred Kohlmar (Bye Bye Birdie (1963), producer). Henry Hathaway (True Grit (1969)) directed it, probably one of his best films, (though he directed more than 60, so it is hard to say for sure so far hence.)
The Dark Corner, in any case, is an exquisite pleasure.
Related reviews:
Henry Hathaway: Airport (1970) or, A Genre Is Born (uncredited director of winter outdoor scenes)
Circus World/The Magnificent Showman (1964) - Hathaway and Bronston's grand, ill-fated curio
Watch a trailer for the film here
Box office: Unknown
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[Dark Corner is recognized as an excellent low-budget noir; great film critic Leonard Maltin gives it the equivalent of 4 stars in our system (3 in his), and it holds a 100 % fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes, (based on 8 reviews.)]
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