Cornered
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Written by John Paxton from a story by John Wesley
1945/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Warner Film Noir Classic Collection Laurence Gerard: Just want to be sure I’m chairman. Dick Powell is at his grimmest in this post-war noir which takes hi read more
A year before she won an Oscar as a madcap heiress in "It Happened One Night," Claudette Colbert played a not-so-madcap, not-so-much-of-an-heiress in "Three Cornered Moon."
This 1933 film is an offbeat little gem, a kind of screwball ensemble drama that showcases just about everyone -- Colber read more
A year before she won an Oscar as a madcap heiress in "It Happened One Night," Claudette Colbert played a not-so-madcap, not-so-much-of-an-heiress in "Three Cornered Moon."
This 1933 film is an offbeat little gem, a kind of screwball ensemble drama that showcases just about everyone -- Colber read more
Cornered is available and streaming on the new Watch TCM app until November 18th. I don’t care what some people think – I dig Dick Powell’s tough guy roles. When he played Philip Marlowe (he was the first), he offered up a very different spin on the no-nonsense detective archetype. He was read more
In 1945’s Cornered Dick Powell plays a man exhausted, angry, and with little hope for the future. Though almost fatally marred by its serpentine plot, Cornered is worth seeing — it’s even an important film noir. It offers an extraordinarily bleak worldview, precocious even for noir read more
