
Rating: 8.5 stars
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Seen on: 02/17/2011
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Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.
Rated NR | Length 99 minutes
John Russell | Ellen Corby | Douglas Spencer | John Kelly | Constance Collier | Clifton Webb | Charles Wagenheim | Cathy Downs | Reed Hadley | Thomas Louden | Chuck Hamilton | Donald MacBride | Lucille Ball | Kurt Kreuger | William Bendix | Charles Cane | Mark Stevens | Eddie Heywood | Molly Lamont | Minerva Urecal | Matt McHugh | Hope Landin | Mary Field | Charles Tannen | Frank Marlowe | Gisela Werbisek | Colin Kenny | Lee Phelps | John Elliott | Ralph Dunn | Forbes Murray | Tom Monroe | Eloise Hardt | Isabel Randolph | Harold Miller | Alice Fleming | Regina Wallace | John Goldsworthy | Joe Ploski | Sam Harris | Lynn Whitney | Thomas Martin | Pietro Sosso | Raisa | Vincent Graeff | Peter Cusanelli | Colleen Alpaugh | Steve Olsen | Frieda Stoll | Eugene Goncz
The Dark Corner isn’t the best noir out there, but it has some elements that are brilliantly executed and make it an absolute pleasure to watch.
Some of the dialogue is just so hard-boiled and pulpy, that it’s a surprise this movie doesn’t receive more attention as iconic.
The cinematography is also excellent. There are some scenes that are so starkly black and white that you’ll swear you’re watching Sin City!
The movie is uneven in places, and not nearly as nuanced as, say, The Third Man, but the great moments are truly great.
Lucille Ball does a nice turn here too. So weird to see her in a crime noir, though there are touches of comedy and lightness to her character that make it obvious why she was chosen.
I highly recommend watching this if you’re in noir.
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