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In a Lonely Place

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In a Lonely Place (1950)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:27

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Just when hotheaded Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) begins a romance with his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Graham), the police begin to suspect him of murdering a woman he only... Just when hotheaded Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) begins a romance with his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Graham), the police begin to suspect him of murdering a woman he only briefly knew. Laurel believes in Dixon's innocence, but his alibi doesn't wash with the police. As the cops continue to pressure Dixon, the lovebirds' relationship begins to crumble--nor does Dixon's increasing hot-tempered behavior help matters. Soon, Laurel begins to suspect that the police may be right after all...Nicholas Ray's classic, brooding film noir showcases an uncharacteristically vulnerable Bogart and delivers a sharp surprise ending that is one of the most tragic in cinema history. [More]

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Warwick

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Warwick, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith, Jeff Donnell, Martha Stewart, Morris Ankrum

Director: Nicholas Ray

Director: Nicholas Ray
Screenwriter: Andrew Solt
Producer: Robert Lord
Composer: George Antheil

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Mar 18, 2003

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As compelling now as the day it was released.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/23/07
Channel 4 Film

It's a breathtaking work, and a key citation in the case for confession as suitable material for art.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/23/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Oferecendo uma das melhores atuações de sua brilhante carreira, Bogart cria um indivíduo assustadoramente ambíguo, enquanto Grahame ilustra com talento o conflito emocional de sua personagem.

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09/26/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's a truly great film.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/28/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This dark drama from 1950 ranks in the upper echelons of the Humphrey Bogart canon.

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03/26/03
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

One of the best--and most underrated--noirs.

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12/18/04
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
eCinemaCenter.com

Grim and haunting, this quintessentially film noir boasts iconic performances from Bogart and Gloria Grahame and is one of the most personal, deeply felt works by Nicholas Ray.

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07/19/09
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Ray wrings plenty of sweat from the Hitchcockian premise, and Bogart outdoes himself as a man mid-breakdown.

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10/23/07
Empire Magazine

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03/18/06
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

grim and glorious

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07/14/09
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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08/12/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Humphrey Bogart gives the performance of his career.

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08/01/04
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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07/26/02
David Poland
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No review available.

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05/08/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Tough as nails thriller with a dynamite noir feel.

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03/01/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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08/15/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Nicholas Ray’s 1950 film deserves to be better known; it’s one of Hollywood’s finest examinations of masculinity.

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07/15/09
Armond White
Armond White
New York Press

A superior cut of melodrama.

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Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A top-notch film noir about the loneliness and despair in Tinseltown...

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09/10/01
Dennis Schwartz
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