The Dark Corner

Apr 9, 1946

1h 39m

★ 6.7

Save your lipstick, girls, he plays for keeps.

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Bradford Galt

Mark Stevens

Kathleen Stewart

Lucille Ball

Hardy Cathcart

Clifton Webb

Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

William Bendix

Anthony Jardine

Kurt Kreuger

Mari Cathcart

Cathy Downs

Lt. Frank Reeves

Reed Hadley

Mrs. Kingsley

Constance Collier

Self

Eddie Heywood

Little Girl with Slide Whistle (uncredited)

Colleen Alpaugh

Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Maid (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

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