Peak Powell the way we like him, and it's a long way from Ruby Keeler. Canadian flier Powell gets out of a POW camp with his mind set on avenging the death of his French war bride, caused by Vichy officer Jarnac (Adler). Although by all reports Jarnac is dead, Gerard refuses to believe it.
He pursues leads through Switzerland and then to Buenos Aires, where he encounters an underground group of Nazi hunters--Carnovsky, Barrier, and LaRue. His quest is further complicated when he finds himself drawn to the attractive Cheirel, who married Adler, without ever having met him, in order
to emigrate safely.
Tightly directed by the talented Edward Dmytryk, CORNERED is a terse thriller, with Powell turning in another tough-talking, hardboiled performance as the man seeking vengeance with cold-blooded determination. The script was based on the title of a 20-page Ben Hecht treatment that was, according
to Dmytryk, "such poor stuff..." that they kept only the title and brought in new writers to shape the film. Well-sculpted. leave a comment