In A Lonely Place
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Dixon Steele is an alcoholic screenwriter who has some success but is now in the midst of a long dry spell. One of his neighbors is Laurel Gray, a would-be actress and a smart cookie. Steele is a bitter, angry man who succeeds in insulting everyone he sees while drinking at noon in his usual hangout.
… More »Dixon Steele is an alcoholic screenwriter who has some success but is now in the midst of a long dry spell. One of his neighbors is Laurel Gray, a would-be actress and a smart cookie. Steele is a bitter, angry man who succeeds in insulting everyone he sees while drinking at noon in his usual hangout. Dix has taken a job adapting a trashy novel for the screen--but he doesn't want to read the book. The celebrity-obsessed coat check girl at his hangout has, however, and is happy to come home with him and give him a synopsis. Abruptly woken at 5:00 AM by a police detective, Dix learns that the girl was found murdered, and he was the last person to see her alive. Laurel gives him an alibi, and they begin seeing each other. Is Dix a lovable rebel, a disillusioned, cynical know-it-all, or a cold-blooded killer? How much danger will Laurel be in if she attempts to find out?
« LessBased upon a story by Dorothy B. Hughes
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1950
Start -- Dixon Steele, screenwriter -- Popcorn salesmen -- Mildred Atkinson, storyteller -- Sgt. Brub Nicolai -- Capt. Lochner -- Laurel Gray -- Mel Lippman, agent -- Notes on Dixon Steele -- Good neighbor policy -- Visualizing the crime -- Late date with Laurel -- Snooping in broad daylight -- Charlie Waterman, thespian -- Warning Laurel -- "I hadn't anyone till you" -- Martha and her angel -- Beach party -- Acting like a maniac -- "I was born when she kissed me." -- Much more logical candidate -- Something strange about Dix -- Nightmares -- "She takes pills." -- Good love scene -- "I can't marry him." -- Engagement party -- End of the affair
Special features: "In a Lonely Place" : Revisited [featurette] (20 min.); "In a Lonely Place" : Restoration story [featurette] (5 min.); The Bogart Collection [advertisement] (4 min.); Trailers (5 min.)
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Add a QuoteDixon Steele: "I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me."
Mel Lippmann (of Dixon Steele's screenplay): "What does it matter what I think? I'm the guy who tried to talk Selznick out of doing "Gone with the Wind"!"
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Add a CommentI'm a sucker for anything Bogart. He's a bit of a nutjob here, and delightfully so. This Nicholas Ray treat wasn't so hard to predict, but its poignancy was its magic. Gloria Grahame was underrated; that sexy woman with that little pout and those eyelashes could light a bucket of water on fire. Best thing I've seen her in next to "The Big Heat".
Another goodie from Bogie! He plays a down on his luck writer who falls in love with a woman who does not quite trust him. His lover is skeptical since Bogart's character has a bad tmper which sometimes gets him to hit people, even his friends. A sad movie but a good one.