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In a Lonely Place (1950)

APPROVED  94 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery   -  17 May 1950 (USA)
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A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts...

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Writers:

Andrew Solt (screenplay), Edmund H. North (adaptation), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Gloria Grahame ...
Frank Lovejoy Frank Lovejoy ...
Carl Benton Reid Carl Benton Reid ...
Art Smith Art Smith ...
Agent Mel Lippman
Jeff Donnell Jeff Donnell ...
Martha Stewart Martha Stewart ...
Robert Warwick Robert Warwick ...
Charlie Waterman
Morris Ankrum Morris Ankrum ...
Lloyd Barnes
William Ching William Ching ...
Ted Barton
Steven Geray Steven Geray ...
Paul, Headwaiter
Hadda Brooks Hadda Brooks ...
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Storyline

Screenwriter Dixon Steele, faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy bestseller, has hat-check girl Mildred Atkinson tell him the story in her own words. Later that night, Mildred is murdered and Steele is a prime suspect; his record of belligerence when angry and his macabre sense of humor tell against him. Fortunately, lovely neighbor Laurel Gray gives him an alibi. Laurel proves to be just what Steele needed, and their friendship ripens into love. Will suspicion, doubt, and Steele's inner demons come between them? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Screenwriter | Neighbor | Love | Hat Check Girl | Alibi  | See more »

Taglines:

THE BOGART SUSPENSE PICTURE WITH THE SURPRISE FINISH - (original poster)

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Le violent See more »

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Gloria Grahame and husband/director Nicholas Ray quietly separated during filming, keeping it a secret for fear that one of them would be replaced. Ray slept on the studio set, saying that he needed to work late on preparation for the remainder of the film. It worked and nobody suspected that their marriage was on the rocks. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Dixon supplies drinks for him and Mildred, we see him uncaps a bottle and spills in the glass. Between cuts the bottle appears capped before we see him capping it. In the subsequent shots he moves the same bottle from one place to another uncapped/capped. See more »

Quotes

Dixon Steele: Anything you want to make you happy?
Laurel Gray: [whispers into his ear] I wouldn't want anyone but you.
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Connections

Referenced in Spy Hard (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Hadn't Anyone Till You"
Written by Ray Noble
Performed by Hadda Brooks See more »