In a Lonely Place
An embittered scriptwriter, Dixon Steele, falls in love with the girl whose evidence helped clear him of a murder charge; but police suspicion sours the affair, as well as Dix's violent temper which alarms Laurel. She agrees to marry him, but after he attacks his agent Mel, she plans to leave him and he attacks her. Even though the real murderer confesses they split up, destroyed by Dix's violence.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dixon 'Dix' Steele Humphrey Bogart
- Laurel Gray Gloria Grahame
- Brub Nicolai Frank Lovejoy
- Captain Lochner Carl Benton Reid
- Mel Lippman Art Smith
- Sylvia Nicolai Jeff Donnell
- Mildred Atkinson Martha Stewart
- Charlie Waterman Robert Warwick
- Lloyd Barnes Morris Ankrum
- Ted Barton William Ching
- Paul Steven Geray
- singer Hadda Brooks
- [irate husband in car] Charles Cane
- [Dave, car parker at Paul's] Frank Marlowe
- [young autograph hound] Billy Gray
- [Greg, bartender] Cosmo Sardo
- [Junior] Lewis Howard
- [Frances Randolph] Alice Talton
- [waiter at Paul's] George Davis
- [street waterer] Robert Davis
- [Effie, cleaning lady] Ruth Warren
- [Henry Kesler] Jack Reynolds
- [Martha] Ruth Gillette
- [John Mason, young driver] Don Hamin
- [post office clerk] Myron Healey
- [airline clerk] Robert Lowell
- [2nd hat check girl] Pat Barton
- [Dr Richards, the surgeon] David Bond
- [Swan] Guy Beach
- [Mike] Mike Romanoff
- [Joe] Arno Frey
- [tough girl] Melinda Erickson
- [officer] Jack Jahries
- [actress] June Vincent
- [.] Jack Santoro
- [.] Tony Layng
- [.] Laura Kasley Brooks
- [.] Evelyn Underwood
- [.] Hazel Boyne
- [.] Mike Lally
- [.] John Mitchum
- [.] Joy Hallward
- [.] Allen Pinson
- [.] Oliver Cross
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Nicholas Ray
- Assistant Director Earl Bellamy
- [Script Supervisor] Charlsie Bryant
Production
- ©/Production Company Santana Pictures
- Presented by Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Produced by Robert Lord
- Associate Producer Henry S. Kesler
Writing
- Screen Play by Andrew Solt
- Adaptation by Edmund H. North
- Based upon a story by Dorothy B. Hughes
Photography
- Director of Photography Burnett Guffey
- [Camera Operator] Gert Andersen
- [Gaffer] William S. Johnson
- [Grip] Walter Meins
Stills
- [Stills] Irving Lippman
Special Effects
- [Special Effects] Don Glouner
Editing
- Film Editor Viola Lawrence
Design
- Art Director Robert Peterson
- Set Decorator William Kiernan
Costumes
- Gowns by Jean Louis
Make-up
- Make-up by Clay Campbell
- Hair Styles by Helen Hunt
Music
- Musical Score by George Antheil
- Musical Director Morris W. Stoloff
- [Orchestrations] Ernest Gold
Sound
- Sound Engineer Howard Fogetti
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Rod Amateau
