Cornered (1945 film)

Cornered
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward Dmytryk
Screenplay byJohn Paxton
Adaptation byJohn Wexley
Story byJohn Wexley
Produced byAdrian Scott
Starring
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byJoseph Noriega
Music by
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1945 (1945-12-25)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000[1]

Cornered is a 1945 American mystery thriller film noir starring Dick Powell and directed by Edward Dmytryk.[2] This is the second teaming of Powell and Dmytryk (after Murder, My Sweet).[3] The screenplay was written by John Paxton with uncredited help from Ben Hecht.

  1. ^ Variety 12 September 1945 p 12
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2008). "Cornered". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  3. ^ Cornered at IMDb.