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DARK CORNER (DVD/1.33/ENG-SP SUB) DVD Movie

DARK CORNER (DVD/1.33/ENG-SP SUB) DVD


1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard

PN: 024543169185     Release: 12/06/2005
Starring: Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens
Director(s): Henry Hathaway


The Dark Corner
This grade-A example of "film noir" stars Mark Stevens as Brad Galt, an embittered ex-convict who returns to the private detective business upon his release. Sour and surly, Galt behaves himself only when he's around his faithful and adoring secretary Kathleen (top-billed Lucille Ball). When Galt's crooked former partner Tony Jardine (Kurt Krueger) inaugurates an affair with socialite Mari Cathcart (Cathy Downs), Cathcart's waspish art-collector husband (Clifton Webb) arranges Jardine's murder, carefully pinning the blame on Galt. On the lam from the cops, Galt must rely on Kathleen to help gather enough evidence to prove his innocence. Best scene: Cathcart's abrupt but chillingly casual murder of his partner-in-crime (William Bendix). The deliberate lack of background music serves to enhance the gloomy atmosphere of The Dark Corner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Lucille Ball as Kathleen
Clifton Webb as Hardy Cathcart
Mark Stevens as Bradford Galt
William Bendix as White Suit
Cathy Downs as Mari Cathcart
Eddie Heywood & Orch. as Themselves
Mary Field as Cashier
John W. Goldsworthy as Butler
Vincent Graeff as Newsboy
Reed Hadley as Lt. Frank Reeves
Eloise Hardt as Saleswoman
Kurt Kreuger as Tony Jardine
Molly Lamont as Lucy Wilding
Hope Landin as Scrubwoman
Thomas Martin as Major Domo
Matt McHugh as Milk Man
Forbes Murray as Mr. Bryson
Steve Olsen as Barker
Frieda Stoll as Frau Keller
Gisela Werbiseck as Mrs. Schwartz
Charles Wagenheim as Foss
Regina Wallace as Mrs. Bryson
Crew
James Basevi - Art Director
Leland Fuller - Art Director
Kay Nelson - Costume Designer
Henry Hathaway - Director
J. Watson Webb, Jr. - Editor
Cyril Mockridge - Composer (Music Score)
Emil Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup
Bill Nye - Makeup
Joe MacDonald - Cinematographer
Fred Kohlmar - Producer
Paul S. Fox - Set Designer
Thomas K. Little - Set Designer
Fred Sersen - Special Effects
W.D. Flick - Sound/Sound Designer
Harry M. Leonard - Sound/Sound Designer
Bernard Schoenfeld - Screenwriter
Jay Dratler - Screenwriter
Leo Rosten - Short Story Author

The Dark Corner
A fairly neglected exercise in film noir, The Dark Corner is a more than adequate if less than topflight example of the genre. 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 assurance, if little in the way of virtuosity. The screenplay is solid, hitting all the right plot points and keeping its cards appropriately close to the vest until it's time to spring a few surprises on the audience, and there's a good swift line of hardboiled dialogue hiding behind every corner. If Mark Stevens is not an immortal in the pantheon of screen tough guys -- his Galt is a little wan, a trifle lightweight -- he's more than credible and makes the character's tightlipped stoicism appealing. Lucille Ball assays one of her rare non-comedic roles and comes off very well; there's a welcome mixture of innocence and worldliness to her character that she manages to get across without getting mired down in either extreme. Clifton Webb is deliciously smarmy, a nasty piece of work that's a joy to watch. Corner misses out on being one of the majors, but as minor leaguers go, it's one of the best. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
 
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General Specifications:

Language Options:English
Subtitle Options:English, Spanish
Sound Processing:DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo
DD1: Dolby Digital Mono
Additional Features:cc Commentary by film historians Alain Silver & James Ursini Theatrical trailer
DVD Aspect Ratio:1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard
MPAA Rating:NR
DVD Discs Included:1
DVD Sides:1
DVD DVD Region Code:1
Content Length:99 min
Part of Series:Fox Film Noir
 

DVD Chapters:

Disc #1 -- The Dark Corner
1. Main Titles [1:08]
2. Keeping It Legit [4:22]
3. Hired Muscle [12:25]
4. A Collection of Crooks [5:27]
5. The High Hat [5:32]
6. Brad's Story [7:14]
7. Two-Timing Tony [9:03]
8. The Two Faces of Mari [6:50]
9. Lying in Wait [11:51]
10. Finding Fred Foss [2:48]
11. The Other Man [5:02]
12. Getting the Whites White [3:59]
13. Discarding a Financial Burden [7:21]
14. Catching a Cab [2:35]
15. Wrap It Up! [12:03]
16. Playing for Keeps [1:21]


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