Advantages: Bogart, Grahame, the dialogue, Disadvantages: Lack of English subtitles on special features
...were made about characters operating in the Hollywood film industry in 1950. The first two, 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'All About Eve' went on to be both critically and commercially successful. The third, Nicolas Ray's 'In A Lonely Place' although less successful at the time is now regarded as a classic example of the film noir style which was first identified by Cahier du cinema magazine. The movie follows screenwriter and war veteran Dixon Steele (Bogart) ... ...However as Laurel falls in love with Dixon she begins to doubt his innocence. Meanwhile the police, in particular Dixon's ex army colleague Budd (Frank Lovejoy), continue to investigate him causing Dixon's violent nature to come to the fore.
'In A Lonely Place' continued Ray's interest in the marginalised characters which are found in many of his films such as 'On Dangerous Ground', 'Knock On Any Door' and 'Rebel Without A Cause.' It also highlights ...
Pa8ax 08.12.2008 (29.11.2008)
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One of the classics of thenoirpsychological thriller,In a Lonely Placeis one of Humphrey ... more
Bogart's finest performances. He is almost unbearably intense as Dixon Steele, a screenwriter with high standards and a nasty temper who finds himself under suspic...
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One of the classics of thenoirpsychological thriller,In a Lonely Placeis one of Humphrey ... more
Bogart's finest performances. He is almost unbearably intense as Dixon Steele, a screenwriter with high standards and a nasty temper who finds himself under suspic...
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Academy Award-Winner Humphrey Bogart (1952, Best Actor in a Leading Role, The African ... more
Queen) stars as Dixon Steele, a screenwriter who is faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy best-seller. He enlists hat-check girl Mildred Atkinson to tell h...
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