In a Lonely Place
1950  NR  DRAMA  1h 34min
CAST— Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Warwick, Jeff Donnell, Martha Stewart
MUSIC— George Antheil  DIRECTOR— Nicholas Ray  BASED ON— In a Lonely Place (novel), by Dorothy B. Hughes

     Humphrey Bogart gives a commanding performance in this intriguing dramatic mystery. Bogey plays a world weary screenwriter with a violent temperament. He needs assistance in writing his latest script, so he asks a stranger, a gushy young hat-check girl, for help. Little does he know that she will be murdered after dismissing her. Of course, being the last to have seen her alive, he is put on the suspect list. But things are looking up; he begins a passionate love affair with the woman across the way. But soon she sees how violent her new beau can be. She starts to suspect him of the crime, just when Bogey regains his confidence. The real attraction here is Bogart’s performance, which allows him to be emotionally diverse; he can be a lover but, unfortunately, he can also be a fighter. Isn’t that reason enough to watch? Deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.
OUR RATING— ** ½