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In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

The Bogart suspense picture with the surprise finish!

19507.61h 33m

Overview

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

Directed by Nicholas Ray
Written by Edmund H. North, Andrew Solt, Dorothy B. Hughes
Produced by Robert Lord
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Top Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Dixon Steele

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Laurel Gray

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Brub Nicolai

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Capt. Lochner

Art Smith

Art Smith

Mel Lippman

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Sylvia Nicolai

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Mildred Atkinson

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Charlie Waterman

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Lloyd Barnes

William Ching

William Ching

Ted Barton

Themes & Keywords

beachscreenwriterassaultfilm noirmurderhollywoodblack and whitefearagentmurder investigationreckless drivingmurder suspectmoodypossessive mandisenchantmentinsecure womanvolatility

About In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place is a thriller, drama, romance, mystery film released in 1950 exploring themes of beach, screenwriter, assault, film noir, murder, hollywood. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it stars Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy. A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

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