In a Lonely Place1950
In a Lonely Place (1950)
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Critic Consensus: Led by extraordinary performances from Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, In a Lonely Place is a gripping noir of uncommon depth and maturity.
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Cast
as Dixon Steele
as Laurel Gray
as Capt. Lochner
as Det. Sgt. Brub Nicolai
as Mel Lippman
as Sylvia Nicolai
as Mildred Atkinson
as Charlie Waterman
as Lloyd Barnes
as Ted Barton
as Paul
as Singer
as Frances Randolph
as Henry Kesler
as Effie
as Martha
as Swan
as Junior
as Himself
as Joe
as Hatcheck Girl No. 2
as Bartender
as Young Driver
as Waiter
as Young Boy
as Tough Girl
as Officer
as Dr. Richards
as Post Office Clerk
as Airline Clerk
as Flower Shop Employee
as Lady Wanting Matches
as Person
as Parking Attendant
as Person
as Bar Patron
as Bar Patron
as Person
as Person
as Person
as Actress in Convertible
as Angry Husband in Convertible
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Critic Reviews for In a Lonely Place
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In a Lonely Place isn't so much a straightforward thriller as it is a poignant psychological study of a person and a milieu, veiled as an atmospheric noir.
Humphrey Bogart's world-weariness and romanticism take on something brutal and misogynist in this 1950 noir masterpiece directed by Nicholas Ray - and it's a marvellous performance by Gloria Grahame.
Few movies suggest such a forthright flaying of their director's soul.
The genre trappings of this noir masterpiece don't matter a whit. There's a murder and a mystery, but whodunnit? is just the punch line to the gut.
The grayest, most morally ambiguous of film noirs -- and arguably the most self-reflexive.
Ray wrings plenty of sweat from the Hitchcockian premise, and Bogart outdoes himself as a man mid-breakdown.
Audience Reviews for In a Lonely Place
Bogie plays a misunderstood artist who's a bit better than the typical Tinseltown hacks, who finally finds his Muse. Only it happens just as he is accused of murder. Can love find a way in a world w/o love? The work is okay, but the love angle is hard on the eyes, hard to believe. Nonetheless the commentary on the emotional stability of the creative persona is spot on and worth the investment.
Super Reviewer
good but with an extremely dark outlook
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Bogart is frightening in Nicholas Ray's masterpiece.
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In a Lonely Place Quotes
| Brub Nicolai: | Dixon taught me more about that case in 5 minutes than we had figured out in weeks. |
| Dixon Steele: | "There is no sacrifice too great for a chance at immortality." |
| Dixon Steele: | There is no sacrifice too great for a chance at immortality." |
| Dixon Steele: | I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me. |