Product Details

• Actors: Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens, Kurt Kreuger
• Directors: Henry Hathaway
• Writers: Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Jay Dratler, Leo Rosten
• Producers: Fred Kohlmar
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B8380A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,475 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Dark Corner (Fox Film Noir)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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93 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first Film noir!, January 3, 2001

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Deborah Katchmar (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Corner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the first film noir movie I ever watched and it hooked me on to the genre. It is a superb movie with it's assortment of characters that often populate the film noir genre. Lucille Ball was excellent as the trusting secretary! Another movie to see of Miss Ball's that displays her acting ability is the Big Street with Henry Fonda. Mark Stevens was an actor I had not heard of before. He was suprisingly very good in his role of Brad. Many people think this is the only film-noir done by William Bendix. It is not. He is also in The Big Steal with Robert Mitchum. Clifton Webb is always delightful and his presence in this movie makes you compare this and his other noir classic Laura. He plays the same kind of character - obbessed with a much younger woman when he himself is an aging prudish man. The plot itself is good with some good dialouge and all the actors are in top form! I am sixteen years old and am a BIG classic movie fan and really enjoyed this movie. I reccomend it to any age group.

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DEFINITELY BELONGS IN ONE'S FILM NOIR LIBRARY!, November 21, 2004

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Elaine Campbell "Desert Dweller" (Rancho Mirage, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Corner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Why? Because of a script which constantly rivets one's attention, and with many a surprise along the way.

And because of the sterling performances, especially by a young and gorgeous Lucille Ball and the ever professional Clifton Webb, almost recreating his role of Waldo Lideker in the top-notch classic film, "Laura." His acting is superb in both films.

Cathy Downs, who usually did not play glamorous women, shines in her role of an unhappily married (to an older man) woman. Dressed in gorgous gowns, and with untypical deep brunette upsweeped hair, I barely recognized her in this fragile, true- to-form, performance.

Mark Stevens also fares well as the much beleaguered private detective trying to start a new life in the Big Apple. He has just the right amount of spunk and sincerity.

And let's not forget the legendary-by-now cast of character actors: William Bendix terrific as usual, Donald McBride in a brief scene, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier and even Ellen Corby in another brief scene.

Perhaps not as great or blockbusting as "The Maltese Falcon" or "Murder,My Sweet," this film has a truth of its own and Ms. Ball's performance is something to write home about!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Dark One For Lucy, February 10, 2000

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Michael Puckett (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Corner [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This often over-looked film noir is a near classic and although it dosn't quite make it to greatness, it does hold up very well against many other better known films in this fasinating genre.

The story centers around a down and out gumshoe (Mark Stevens) who after serving time for a crime that he had been framed for, finds himself being setup for murder by someone who seems bent on destroying his life. Along the way he is stalked by the menacing "White Suit" (William Bendix) and helped by his true blue secretary (Lucille Ball) who is the only one who believes his innocence.

Mark Stevens is excellent as the put-up-on detective who can't understand what is happening to him, and Lucille Ball is very much at home in her role as the love interest.

The "The Dark Corner" is by far one Lucille Ball's best films, it along with "Lured" are a rare look at the mostly untapped dramatic acting ability of an actress who sadly was over-looked as a major film star during Hollywood's golden age.

The production values in this movie are very good the sets, dialog, and lighting are all top-notch although I found the music a little heavy handed.