The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner (1946) is a Fox film noir you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Henry Hathaway from a script by Jay Dratler and Bernard Schoenfeld.

Ex-convict turned private investigator Bradford Galt spots a tail the moment he returns to New York. His instinct says it's Jardine, the former partner who framed him. The real threat comes from a smoother, colder direction — art dealer Hardy Cathcart, played by Clifton Webb with the particular menace of a man who never raises his voice. Galt's secretary Kathleen (Lucille Ball) refuses to sit out the danger.

William Bendix's hired muscle gives the film a physical threat that keeps things grounded. What makes The Dark Corner stand out in the crowded 1946 noir cycle is Ball — she plays Kathleen as someone who actually thinks rather than just reacts, and the film is sharper for it. Stream The Dark Corner online on iFILM.