{"id":33500,"date":"2014-05-12T14:34:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T21:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33500"},"modified":"2021-01-09T17:37:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:37:00","slug":"in-a-lonely-place-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33500","title":{"rendered":"In a Lonely Place (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t say I was a gentleman; I said I was tired.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Poster-155x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-33502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Poster-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Poster-66x128.jpg 66w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Poster-530x1024.jpg 530w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Poster.jpg 1555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA screenwriter (Humphrey Bogart) with a pugilistic bent becomes the primary suspect when a hat-check girl (Martha Stewart) dies after spending a platonic evening at his house. The loyalty and love of a new neighbor (Gloria Grahame) gives Bogart renewed energy and hope &#8212; but as Grahame sees increasing evidence of his violent nature, she, too, begins to question his innocence.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frank Lovejoy Films<\/li>\n<li>Gloria Grahame Films<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Ray Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/artist\/nicholas-ray-p107685\">Nicholas Ray<\/a> made several films about decent men who couldn&#8217;t control violent tempers&#8221;, including this &#8220;onetime &#8216;sleeper'&#8221; (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_a_Lonely_Place_(novel)\">a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes<\/a>) that &#8220;has come to be regarded as one of Bogart&#8217;s classics&#8221;. The &#8220;terrific, unusual script&#8221; (by Andrew Solt and Edmund H. North) &#8220;includes sharp dialogue&#8221; and &#8220;some peculiar secondary characters&#8221; &#8212; including Stewart, who is perfectly cast as an ill-fated young lover of melodramatic fiction. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Stewart2.png 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s the primary players here who really hold our attention: Bogart&#8217;s &#8220;Dixon Steele&#8221; (what a name!) &#8212; an &#8220;ex-GI who&#8217;s been trying to make a comeback since the war ended&#8221;, and whose &#8220;frustrations have manifested&#8221; in both &#8220;cynical remarks about the movie industry&#8221; and repeated &#8220;violent tantrums&#8221; &#8212; is presented as an admirably complex protagonist. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart-1024x775.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart-1024x775.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart-357x270.png 357w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, sexy Grahame (who in real life &#8220;was about to get her divorce from Ray&#8221;) transcends her initial characterization as a presumed-<em>femme fatale<\/em> to emerge as a loving and supportive romantic partner. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame3.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As detectives continue to probe the mysterious case, we&#8217;re kept on the edge of our seats: we don&#8217;t want to believe that Bogie (our hero!) could possibly have committed the murder, but we slowly see &#8212; through the perspective of Grahame, who has &#8220;become the main character&#8221; &#8212; that he&#8217;s certainly &#8220;capable of such an act&#8221;, and we begin to genuinely fear for her safety. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Danger2.png 1373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The surprisingly downbeat ending packs a punch: it&#8217;s realistic, respectful, and decidedly unusual for Hollywood fare at the time. With its smart script, solid direction by Ray, atmospheric cinematography by Burnett Guffey, and fine performances across the board, this fatalistic <em>noir<\/em> remains a must-see classic for all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In Hughes&#8217; original novel, Steele is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/12780%7C0\/In-a-Lonely-Place.html\">&#8220;a serial sex murderer&#8221;<\/a> who relates the story from his own perspective; clearly, some adjustments were needed before Hollywood would consent to telling this tale!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Bogart2.png 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nice use of authentic L.A. locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-LA-Locale1.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burnett Guffey&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1373\" height=\"1025\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2.png 1373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Grahame2-362x270.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1373px) 100vw, 1373px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/In-a-Lonely-Place-Cinematography.png 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A gripping script with plenty of memorable lines:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was born when you kissed me,<br \/>\nI died when you left me,<br \/>\nI lived a few weeks while you loved me.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You knew he was dynamite &#8212; he has to explode sometimes!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a fine and unusual romantic <em>noir<\/em>. Nominated as one of the Best Films of the Year in Peary&#8217;s <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042593\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/05\/18\/archives\/the-screen-three-films-make-their-bows-humphrey-bogart-movie-in-a.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s767lonely.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.tvguide.com\/in-a-lonely-place\/review\/101963\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2573&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/224\/in-a-lonely-place#articles-reviews?articleId=12780\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/in-a-lonely-place\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t say I was a gentleman; I said I was tired.&#8221; Synopsis: A screenwriter (Humphrey Bogart) with a pugilistic bent becomes the primary suspect when a hat-check girl (Martha Stewart) dies after spending a platonic evening at his house. The loyalty and love of a new neighbor (Gloria Grahame) gives Bogart renewed energy and hope &#8212; but as Grahame sees increasing evidence of his violent nature, she, too, begins to question his innocence. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Frank&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33500\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33500"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62591,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33500\/revisions\/62591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}