Bibliograph

In a lonely place, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Andrew Solt ; adaptation by Edmund H. North ; a Santana production ; produced by Robert Lord ; directed by Nicholas Ray

Type

Label

In a lonely place, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Andrew Solt ; adaptation by Edmund H. North ; a Santana production ; produced by Robert Lord ; directed by Nicholas Ray

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

In a lonely place

Oclc number

51955874

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1950

Responsibility statement

Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screen play by Andrew Solt ; adaptation by Edmund H. North ; a Santana production ; produced by Robert Lord ; directed by Nicholas Ray

Runtime

Series statement

Criterion collection, v. 810

Summary

Dixon Steele is an alcoholic screenwriter who has some success but is now in the midst of a long dry spell. One of his neighbors is Laurel Gray, a would-be actress and a smart cookie. Steele is a bitter, angry man who succeeds in insulting everyone he sees while drinking at noon in his usual hangout. Dix has taken a job adapting a trashy novel for the screen--but he doesn't want to read the book. The celebrity-obsessed coat check girl at his hangout has, however, and is happy to come home with him and give him a synopsis. Abruptly woken at 5:00 AM by a police detective, Dix learns that the girl was found murdered, and he was the last person to see her alive. Laurel gives him an alibi, and they begin seeing each other. Is Dix a lovable rebel, a disillusioned, cynical know-it-all, or a cold-blooded killer? How much danger will Laurel be in if she attempts to find out?

Table Of Contents

Start -- Dixon Steele, screenwriter -- Popcorn salesmen -- Mildred Atkinson, storyteller -- Sgt. Brub Nicolai -- Capt. Lochner -- Laurel Gray -- Mel Lippman, agent -- Notes on Dixon Steele -- Good neighbor policy -- Visualizing the crime -- Late date with Laurel -- Snooping in broad daylight -- Charlie Waterman, thespian -- Warning Laurel -- "I hadn't anyone till you" -- Martha and her angel -- Beach party -- Acting like a maniac -- "I was born when she kissed me." -- Much more logical candidate -- Something strange about Dix -- Nightmares -- "She takes pills." -- Good love scene -- "I can't marry him." -- Engagement party -- End of the affair

Technique

live action