Principal cast
Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid and Art Smith
Film 282 of 498 on the Screen Path
In a Lonely Place
The Bogart suspense picture with the surprise finish!
About the film
In a Lonely Place at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1950 film at stop 282 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.
Key craft credits
Burnett Guffey (director of photography), Viola Lawrence (editor), George Antheil (original music composer), Andrew Solt (screenplay) and Robert Peterson (art direction)
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Release
- 1950-05-17
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Romance and Mystery
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Humphrey BogartCharacter: Dixon Steele
- Gloria GrahameCharacter: Laurel Gray
- Frank LovejoyCharacter: Brub Nicolai
- Carl Benton ReidCharacter: Capt. Lochner
- Art SmithCharacter: Mel Lippman
- Jeff DonnellCharacter: Sylvia Nicolai
- Martha StewartCharacter: Mildred Atkinson
- Robert WarwickCharacter: Charlie Waterman
- Morris AnkrumCharacter: Lloyd Barnes
- William ChingCharacter: Ted Barton
- Steven GerayCharacter: Paul
- Hadda BrooksCharacter: Singer
Full crew
Full crew
- Nicholas RayCredits: Director
- Edmund H. NorthCredits: Adaptation
- Robert LordCredits: Producer
- George AntheilCredits: Original Music Composer
- Burnett GuffeyCredits: Director of Photography
- Viola LawrenceCredits: Editor
- Henry S. KeslerCredits: Associate Producer
- Robert PetersonCredits: Art Direction
- William KiernanCredits: Set Decoration
- Jean LouisCredits: Costume Design
- Clay CampbellCredits: Makeup Artist
- Helen HuntCredits: Hairstylist
- Earl BellamyCredits: Assistant Director
- Morris StoloffCredits: Music Director
- Andrew SoltCredits: Screenplay
- Howard FogettiCredits: Sound Designer
- Dorothy B. HughesCredits: Story
- Rod AmateauCredits: Technical Advisor
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