Several hours later, an old friend (Lovejoy) who is a police detective, appears at his door. Exhausted, he gives her money for a cab and sends her to the stand around the corner. He takes her to his place, where she acts the book out long enough for him to decide it's a piece of junk. She has a date she cancels it for the opportunity. He's asked to adapt a book, and instead of reading it, he invites the coat-check girl (Stewart) to tell him the story, as she's just finished the book. Bogart plays Dix Steele, a well-known Hollywood screenwriter who is very choosy about what he writes. Truly one of the great noirs, "In a Lonely Place" was directed by Nicholas Ray and stars Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Donnell and Martha Stewart. Reviewed by blanche-2 9 / 10 Absorbing noir Will suspicion, doubt, and Steele's inner demons come between them? Laurel proves to be just what Steele needed, and their friendship ripens into love. Fortunately, lovely neighbor Laurel Gray gives him an alibi. Later that night, Mildred is murdered and Steele is a prime suspect his record of belligerence when angry and his macabre sense of humor tell against him. Screenwriter Dixon Steele, faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy bestseller, has hat-check girl Mildred Atkinson tell him the story in her own words.
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