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Actors: Clifton Webb, William Bendix. Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Kurt Kreuger
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Dark Corner |
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THE DARK CORNER is a Fox production directed by Henry Hathaway in 1946.
Three years ago, Bradford Galt, a private detective, was framed for a murder by his business partner Anthony Jardine. After having spent two years in prison, Galt came to NYC in order to start a new life. He's still in the business and is closely watched by Lt Frank Reeves.
One day, Galt notices that he's followed by a man, Fred Foss, who tells him that he's been hired by Jardine to tail the detective. This is not true at all. Foss works in fact for the wealthy Hardy Cathcart whose young wife is in love with Jardine. Cathcart has imagined a subtle plan in order to kill Jardine and frame Galt for this murder.
After Jardine's corpse is found in Galt's apartment, the detective, helped by his secretary Kathleen, must find a way not to be arrested by the police before he could figure out who is the real killer.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Dark Corner |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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