In a Lonely Place
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?
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Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
1950
94 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : In a Lonely Place
- Duration : 94 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Andrew Solt (screenplay), Edmund H. North (adaptation), Dorothy B. Hughes (story)
- Directors : Nicholas Ray min
- Imdb : 8 (15133 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.1 (5951 votes)
- Actors : Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid
Movie 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?