A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
- Awards
- 3 wins
James Arness
- Young Detective
- (uncredited)
Pat Barton
- Second Hat Check Girl
- (uncredited)
David Bond
- Dr. Richards
- (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
- Person
- (uncredited)
Laura K. Brooks
- Lady Wanting Matches
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn her essay "Humphrey and Bogey", Louise Brooks wrote that more than any other role that Humphrey Bogart played, it was the role of Dixon Steele in this movie that came closest to the real Bogart she knew.
- GoofsAfter leaving the beach driving in his convertible, although Dix is going 70 MPH, neither his nor Laurel's hair is disturbed by the wind.
- Quotes
Dixon Steele: I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Featured review
Bogart is at his uncompromisingly dark best as the Hollywood writer whose temper leads to accusations of murder and conflicted relationships. By turns charming, cold, romantic and remorseful, Dix Steele is as unpredictable a character as Bogie has ever played.
He shows no emotion on learning that Mildred - the innocent he has just met - has been killed, and those who know him accept his violent nature as simply part of the Steele package. But thanks to the skill of Bogie and director Ray, the audience never entirely loses sympathy for him. The moments of tenderness he shows to his alibi-turned-lover Laurel (an ethereal Gloria Grahame; imagine Hope Davis glammed-up for the 50s) alternate with fits of anger to turn their relationship into that of a tragic poem.
In A Lonely Place is film noir that focuses on romance rather than crime. The reasons for Mildred's murder are never satisfactorily made clear, but it doesn't really matter. The movie asks whether love and trust are earned by what a person says or what they do. And in the end, actions speak louder than words.
He shows no emotion on learning that Mildred - the innocent he has just met - has been killed, and those who know him accept his violent nature as simply part of the Steele package. But thanks to the skill of Bogie and director Ray, the audience never entirely loses sympathy for him. The moments of tenderness he shows to his alibi-turned-lover Laurel (an ethereal Gloria Grahame; imagine Hope Davis glammed-up for the 50s) alternate with fits of anger to turn their relationship into that of a tragic poem.
In A Lonely Place is film noir that focuses on romance rather than crime. The reasons for Mildred's murder are never satisfactorily made clear, but it doesn't really matter. The movie asks whether love and trust are earned by what a person says or what they do. And in the end, actions speak louder than words.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La muerte en un beso
- Filming locations
- City Hall - 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA(exteriors: Dixon leaves police headquarters after first questioning; seen later from post office across street)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $22,276
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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