Cornered Overview:

Cornered (1945) was a Film Noir - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Adrian Scott.

SYNOPSIS

After his release from prison camp, Powell travels the world in pursuit of the Nazi who killed his French wife and child during WWII. Story by Hecht.

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Cornered (1945)

By Beatrice on Jan 10, 2015 From Flickers in Time

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 his cha... Read full article


"Three Cornered Moon," or Mother, Can You Spare a Dime?

By David on Nov 25, 2013 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

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 -- Colbert, Ma... Read full article


"Three Cornered Moon," or Mother, Can You Spare a Dime?

By David on Nov 25, 2013 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

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 -- Colbert, Ma... Read full article


Review: Cornered (1945)

By Wade Sheeler on Nov 15, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

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 vuln... Read full article


CORNERED (1945)

By Mark on Jul 24, 2010 From Where Danger Lives

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 full article


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Laurence Gerard: I'll tell you what. I thought it over and decided not to pay any attention to you.


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