Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the dark corner near you. Halloween is right around the corner, so why not kick off the spookiest season of all with the universal monsters bluray box set. The dark corner 1946 crime, drama, filmnoir lucille ball, clifton webb. This weeks lucy selection come from 1946, the dark corner. The dark corner is a black and white film about a private detective mark stevens who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder. Lucille balls character is a girl with a heart of gold and is a nice addition to this dark drama, but clifton webb steals the show as the cunning socialite. His secretary lucille ball goes outside of the boundaries of her job description to fight to try to help him survive.
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The dark corner 1946 presents full on film noir in the shape of an excon detective willing to bend the rules at every point, with the most wholesome role going to an angelic lucille ball though even dear sweet lucille is up to her elbows in blood, lying, is complicit in conspiracy to conceal evidence, washing murder weapons and immediately opting to cover up a crime rather than report it. Lucy and mark stevens are great together mark plays a pi who gets framed for a murder. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. Some hardtofind, popular and outofprint titles on dvd you will find on this site are. Director henry hathaway was already familiar with crime thrillers, having helmed such previous efforts as johnny apollo and the house on 92nd street, and he competently makes the shift to the edgier, more fatalist film noir game with ease and. This is a list of movies that are taken from imdbs one hundred greatest filmnoir movies of all time. Complete national film registry listing film registry. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The dark corner 1946 filmnoir starring lucille ball. He felt thinly drawn but the film is full of amazing characters and performances around him. When i looked up from my scribbling, the evening light on ninth avenue was pleasant but i got to thinking about the movie i saw last night on tcm, turner classic movies.
The film noir the dark corner 1946 also earned critical praise, in part for a solid cast that included mark stevens, william bendix, clifton webb, and lucille ball. Watson webb original music cyril mockridge written by jay dratler, leo rosten. The dark corner cant seriously be proposed as a great film noir, but its one that people cherish. In a crouch, greasy hair falling in his face, glenn ford, as gambler johnny farrell, introduces the dirty, suspicious atmosphere of charles vidors 1946 film. Collection of 14 vintage blackandwhite reference studio still photographs from the 1946 film.
Rare dvd sales and more united states rarefilmsondvd. The kennel murder case full movie william powell mary astor. Buy the dark corner movie posters from movie poster shop. With lucille ball, clifton webb, william bendix, mark stevens. This film noir is skillfully directed by henry hathaway and beautifully photographed by joseph macdonald, who shot my darling clementine in the same year. Lucy is his eager to help secretary in one of her best nonmusical roles in my. She plays kathleen, secretary to private detective bradford galt mark stevens who becomes the patsy for an art director hardy cathcart clifton webb out to kill his young. Jun 10, 2019 the dark corner 1946 the glass wall 1953 the hollow triumph 1948 the killer that stalked new york 1951 the killers 1946 the lineup 1958 the long goodbye 1973 the man who wasnt there 2001 the ministry of fear 1944 the naked alibi 1954 the narrow margin 1952 the shanghai gesture 1941 the sleeping city 1950 the sniper 1952.
Lucille ball stars in henry hathaways gripping film noir as a secretary who risks her life trying to prove that her excon private eye boss mark stevens is innocent of murder. The dark corner 1946 when bradford galt mark stevens, a tough private investigator, realizes that hes being followed, he confronts his assailant. The dark corner is a 1946 blackandwhite filmnoir directed by henry hathaway starring lucille ball, mark stevens and clifton webb free full classic movie channel over 100 film noirs in this. After new york police lieutenant frank reeves warns private investigator bradford galt, who is new to town, that reevess california friends have asked him to keep an eye on him, brad, frustrated that his past has continued to haunt him, invites his secretary, kathleen stuart, to dinner. Mark stevens born richard william stevens, december, 1916 september 15, 1994 was an american actor, one of four who played the lead role in the television series, martin kane, private eye, which aired on nbc from 1949 to 1954. The dark corner 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The dark corner is a 1946 blackandwhite film noir directed by henry hathaway starring lucille ball, mark stevens and clifton webb. The long shadow of gilda the current the criterion collection.
Each movie features a great deal of location shooting in new york city. Macdonalds sharp camera work and contrasting lighting, along. The dark corner is een in 1946 uitgebrachte film noir, geregisseerd door henry hathaway. Catholic digest a figment of simple pollyanna platitudes, new york times critic bosley crowther wrote in 1946. Psychological thriller film noir movie the chase 1946. Ex con turned private investigator bradford galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. Secretary lucille ball helps her private eye boss when hes framed for murder in the dark corner 1946. With rue madeleine 1947, hathaway grafted noir visuals onto an espionage thriller with fine results. Especially enjoyed lucille ball as his shrewd, spunky, determined. The dark corner 1946 crime, drama, filmnoir lucille ball.
Hello readers welcome to week three of actress month. The dark corner 1946 passed crime, drama, film noir, romance. Three such characterizations, the acidtongued columnist waldo lydecker in laura 1944, elliott templeton in the razors edge 1946, and unlikely babysitter mr. The ending of the film has an interesting twist as brad confronts. The dark corner 1946 full movie download full hd youtube.
The dark corner 1946 henry hathaways tight little noir the dark corner 1946 is often lost in the critical shuffle of the directors betterknown films from this era the house on 92nd street 1945, kiss of death 1947 and call northside 777 1948 but it retains a good reputation among noir cultists as a gem, a sleeper, an unsung classic. Mankiewicz no, somewhere in the night is not really one of the classics of the genre. Mark stevens, a private investigator, is being watched and fallowed and trying to be set up for something new, william bendix the stock built man in the white suite. Dark corner films was created with a passion for storytelling and hd video production then soon realized that many opportunities existed to expand our skills and talent. Belvedere in sitting pretty 1948, earned him academy award. The dark corner 1946 presents full on film noir in the shape of an excon detective willing to bend the rules at every point, with the most wholesome role going to an angelic lucille ball though even dear sweet lucille is up to her elbows in blood, lying, is complicit in conspiracy to conceal evidence, washing murder weapons and. The dark corner is an atmospheric mystery film directed by henry hathaway and set in new york city.
Born in cleveland, ohio, stevens first studied to become a painter before becoming active in theater work. The film is part of the filmhistorical phase of film noir, the black series that began in hollywood during the second world war and lasted until. Johnny oclock 1947 film noir drama crime full movie. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, kathleen stewart, he dives deep into. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1946. The dark corner movie posters from movie poster shop. His first film under the contract was the dark corner 1946, a film noir directed by henry hathaway where he gave a version of his laura performance. Clifton webb is good as always and it shows the good influence of laura.
Hessler in the film, in his personal tabbed file folder. William bendix and mark stevens in the dark corner 1946 mark stevens in the dark corner 1946. He was then reunited with tierney in another highly praised role as the elitist elliott templeton in the razors edge 1946. This is one of my favorite film noirs and i remember it having some nice wisecracks. Watch free online the dark corner 1946 old movie time. However, according to the manhattan phone book for 1946, they only had the chelsea 2 and chelsea 3 exchanges. When they notice a man in a white suit following them, brad puts kathleen in a cab. Our prices are solely based on the cost of postage and production. However, they usually dont use existing phone numbers, instead use the 555 prefix which is reserved for movie making purposes. Till the clouds roll by richard whorf, jean holloway myles.
See more ideas about old movies, movies and youtube. Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. No less than other noir classics, the dark corner is full of sadistic bits of. Watch the dark corner full movie in hd visit movie 236 ex con turned private investigator bradford galt suspects someone is. A good film of a tight corner as well as being in a dark corner. Olive bluray or german bluray box set or arrow bluray. The dark corner is an american film noir directed by henry hathaway, released in 1946. The dark corner, a 1946 film noir that not only took place in midtown manhattan and times square, but had its gumshoe hero live at the corner of 52nd and tenth avenue, right in the heart of hells kitchen when it really. From the collection of actor van heflin, who played james i. Clifton webb the smarmy charmer and ladies man hes supposed to. Comprising many of hollywoods finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about crime, mystery, femmes fatales and moral conflict. John russell was previously married to renata titus 1943 1966 about. Ex con turned private investigator bradford galt suspects. A fairly neglected exercise in film noir, the dark corner is a more than adequate if less than topflight example of the genre.
Webb parmelee hollenbeck november 19, 1889 october, 1966, known professionally as clifton webb, was an american actor, dancer, and singer remembered for his roles in such films as laura 1944, the razors edge 1946, and sitting pretty 1948. The dark corner, a 1946 film noir that not only took place in midtown manhattan and times square, but had its gumshoe hero live at the corner of 52nd and tenth avenue, right in the heart of hells kitchen. The strange love of martha ivers 1946 barbara stanwyck duration. Movie title from the film the dark corner 1946, directed by henry hathaway, starring mark stevens, lucille ball, william bendix. This has to be my favorite nondana andrews film noir. Watch the dark corner full movie in hd visit ex con turned private investigator bradford galt suspects someone is. Dark corner, the 1946 dvd 20th century fox us dark man, the 1951 vci dark mirror, the 1946 universal dvd r2 fr sp dark mountain 1944 dvd alpha us dark odyssey 1961 dvd image oop us dark passage 1947 dvd warner us dark past, the 1948 columbia dvd r2 sp amz dark secret 1949 butchers film service dark tower. The dark corner 1946 cast and crew when bradford galt mark stevens, a tough private investigator, realizes that hes being followed, he confronts his assailant, a.
House of horrors 1946 as nora, switchboard operator uncredited murder in the music hall 1946 as waitress. Dark corner, the film noir, a classic film style of the 40s and 50s, is noted for its dark themes, stark camera angles and highcontrast lighting. A secretary tries to help her boss, who is framed for a murder. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The dark corner 1946 is a crime, drama movie starring lucille ball and clifton webb. Strong, humorous and lovely with just the right amount of warmth. Her shortstory collection a good man is hard to find, and other stories 1955 showed her to be a master of the form. The lost british film has been found and available this month only. Lucille balls interpretation of the character is extremely well rounded.
Brad galt mark stevens is a bitter excon, turned private eye, who depends upon his faithful secretary kathleen lucille ball to keep his life in order. The dark corner is captivating film noir surely directed by hathaway and well acted by all the players. This whopping 30 film collection has some of the best classic. Discover what genre the dark corner, 1946, directed by henry hathaway, with lucille ball, clifton webb, william bendix, belongs at turner classic movies. Detectiveforhire bradford galt mark stevens has recently been released from a twoyear.
The first thing that struck me about this film is how so often in films from this era the boss. The dark corner lucille ball mark stevens clifton webb 1946 a private eyes mark stevens secretary lucille ball helps expose an art collector clifton webb who. John lawrence russell january 3, 1921 january 19, 1991 was an american motion picture film and television actor, most noted for his starring role as marshal dan troop in the successful abc western television series lawman from 1958 to 1962. The dark corner 1946 e 14 05081946 us crime, drama 1h 39m user score. Aug 19, 2017 movie street of chance 1942 starring burgess meredith, claire trevor and louise platt duration. We know that any innovative movie, video, or product starts with the idea. We develop that idea whether an outline, script, or storyboard into high quality productions. Right out of film noir, a shadowy new york the new york times. The dark corner 1946 clifton webb, mark stevens crime, filmnoir.
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