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The Dark Corner Overview:

The Dark Corner (1946) was a Crime - Film Noir Film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Fred Kohlmar.

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Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens find themselves in “The Dark Corner”

By Stephen Reginald on Oct 31, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens find themselves in “The Dark Corner” The Dark Corner (1946) is an American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, and Mark Stevens. The screenplay was by Jay Dratler and Bernard Schoenfeld. The cine... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: THE DARK CORNER (1946)

By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 4, 2022 From Virtual Virago

Henry Hathaway directed the very solid Fox noir, The Dark Corner (1946), which features genre standouts like Mark Stevens, William Bendix, and Clifton Webb, but most viewers will be drawn to the picture for Lucille Ball, an actress not normally known for noir roles but perfectly at home as the loyal... Read full article

Noir City 14: THE DARK CORNER and THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS

By Lara on Feb 7, 2016 From Backlots

The 14th annual Noir City festival, the spectacular tribute to film noir that has become a must-see San Francisco tradition, took place last week at the Castro Theatre. The festival is one big noir extravaganza, with the theater packed to the gills every day and every night for ten days straight. I... Read full article

Noir City 14: THE DARK CORNER and THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS

By Lara on Feb 7, 2016 From Backlots

The 14th annual Noir City festival, the spectacular tribute to film noir that has become a must-see San Francisco tradition, took place last week at the Castro Theatre. The festival is one big noir extravaganza, with the theater packed to the gills every day and every night for ten days straight. I... Read full article

Noir City 14: THE DARK CORNER and THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS

By Lara on Feb 7, 2016 From Backlots

The 14th annual Noir City festival, the spectacular tribute to film noir that has become a must-see San Francisco tradition, took place last week at the Castro Theatre. Normally, Noir City spans several weekends throughout the month of January, but this year, the festival powers-that-be decided to ... Read full article

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The Dark Corner Quotes:

Bradford Galt: Why don't you come over here, where you belong?
[Bradford pats the couch that he is laying on]
Kathleen: [Kathleen throws Bradford his mended suit jacket and proceeds to walk out Bradford's front door] Well, if you're feeling that much better, perhaps I better go home.
[scene fades]
Stauffer, alias Fred Foss: It didn't work. It was a busto-crusto.
Hardy Cathcart: I found the portrait long before I met Mari. And I worshipped it. When I did meet her, it was as if I'd always known her... and wanted her.
Woman in Gallery: Oh, how romantic.
Hardy Cathcart: If you prefer to be maudlin about it, perhaps.
Bradford Galt: I'm clean as a peeled egg. No debts, no angry husbands, no payoffs... nothin'.
Miss Dennis, Saleswoman: This is one of Donatello's finest pieces.
Bradford Galt: How much is it?
Miss Dennis, Saleswoman: $40,000.
Bradford Galt: Wrap it up.
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The Dark Corner Facts
This film with many acclaimed actors could be considered a Who's Who of 1950's TV. Included are Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy ),William Bendix (The Life of Riley),_Reed Hadley_ (Racket Squad and The Public Defender ),Mark Stevens (Big Town ) and Cathy Downs (Ann Howe of The Joe Palooka Story ).
When Kathleen is unsuccessful at following a suspicious character for her boss, she tells him he should have hired William Powell as a secretary instead. Powell played the detective in the Thin Man and Philo Vance movie series.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onNovember 10, 1947 with Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens reprising their film roles
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