Cornered

Nov 23, 1945

1h 42m

★ 6.1

Overview

A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Laurence Gerard

Dick Powell

Melchior Incza

Walter Slezak

Mme. Madeleine Jarnac(Laurent)

Micheline Cheirel

Señora Camargo

Nina Vale

Manuel Satana

Morris Carnovsky

DuBois, Insurance Man

Edgar Barrier

Señor Tomas Camargo

Steven Geray

Diego, Hotel Valet

Jack La Rue

Perchon, German Banker

Gregory Gaye

Marcel Jarnac

Luther Adler

Swiss Maid (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

6.0

The Secrets We Keep

Sep 16, 2020

In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

6.0

The Hand of Destiny

Dec 14, 1954

In-Ja, the madam of a cabaret is a mistress of the boss of espionage agent. She gathers information from the guests and gives it to Seon-Tae.

7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

Jan 12, 1943

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

7.1

Criss Cross

Feb 4, 1949

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

6.1

Journey into Fear

Jan 7, 1943

An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.

6.8

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sep 24, 1948

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

7.0

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Jan 16, 1958

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

6.8

Brighton Rock

Jan 9, 1948

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

7.6

Elevator to the Gallows

Jan 29, 1958

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

0.0

The Kills

Aug 2, 2024

A belligerent hitwoman navigates a world of cutthroat killers as she attempts to get the money together in order to escape to Mexico and open a bar.

6.3

Hannibal Rising

Feb 6, 2007

The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.

7.9

The Third Man

Aug 31, 1949

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

6.9

The Murderers Are Among Us

Oct 15, 1946

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apartment in bombed out Berlin. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.

7.8

Touch of Evil

Mar 30, 1958

A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

7.7

White Heat

Sep 2, 1949

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

8.1

Vertigo

May 9, 1958

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

6.1

Crime of Passion

Dec 28, 1956

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

Cast

Laurence Gerard

Dick Powell

Melchior Incza

Walter Slezak

Mme. Madeleine Jarnac(Laurent)

Micheline Cheirel

Señora Camargo

Nina Vale

Manuel Satana

Morris Carnovsky

DuBois, Insurance Man

Edgar Barrier

Señor Tomas Camargo

Steven Geray

Diego, Hotel Valet

Jack La Rue

Perchon, German Banker

Gregory Gaye

Marcel Jarnac

Luther Adler

Swiss Maid (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

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Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Cornered Trailers

Cast

Dick Powell

Walter Slezak

Micheline Cheirel

Nina Vale

Morris Carnovsky

Edgar Barrier

Steven Geray

Jack La Rue

Gregory Gaye

Luther Adler

Ellen Corby

Gino Corrado

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Brighton Rock

Elevator to the Gallows

The Kills

Hannibal Rising

The Third Man

The Murderers Are Among Us

Touch of Evil

White Heat

Vertigo

Crime of Passion

Cast

Dick Powell

Walter Slezak

Micheline Cheirel

Nina Vale

Morris Carnovsky

Edgar Barrier

Steven Geray

Jack La Rue

Gregory Gaye

Luther Adler

Ellen Corby

Gino Corrado

You may also like

Bad Day at Black Rock

The Big Heat

The Killers

The Secrets We Keep

The Hand of Destiny

Shadow of a Doubt

Criss Cross

Journey into Fear

Sorry, Wrong Number

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Brighton Rock

Elevator to the Gallows

The Kills

Hannibal Rising

The Third Man

The Murderers Are Among Us

Touch of Evil

White Heat

Vertigo

Crime of Passion

Cornered Trailers