THE DARK CORNER (1946)

When Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens), a tough private investigator, realizes that he's being followed, he confronts his assailant, a shifty fellow named Fred Foss (William Bendix). Galt's encounter with Foss leads to a web of intrigue involving prosperous art collector Hardy Cathcart (Clifton Webb) and his young wife, Mari (Cathy Downs). Soon Galt is in over his head, but luckily for him, his tenacious secretary, Kathleen Stewart (Lucille Ball), is on hand to help him out. Director: Henry Hathaway. Cast: Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens, Kurt Kreuger, Constance Collier, Cathy Downs and Ellen Corby.