In a Lonely Place is one of Humphrey Bogart's most complex movies, this is no clean cut role for this dramatic actor. If anything it is a spell binding film where we do not know for sure where the truth lays and for that matter if for that matter if Dixon Steele (Bogart) knows what is true in his own life.
He goes from one extreme to another, one minute he is totally calm, compassionate and loving. The next he is filled with rage and anger, he is out of control. In todays world he could be diagnosed as bi polar or more classically multiple personality disorder.
He finds himself involved in a relationship with Laurel Gray (Gloria Grahame) who begins her relationship as a script editor for a film that Hill is writing the screen play for. Over time they fall in love, but she is cautious because the police believe that Dixon Hill could be a murderer.
This false accusation causes every slight emotional reaction by Dixon Hill to convict him and cause everyone around him, including Laurel Gray who agrees to marry Dix just out of fear of how he would respond if she turned him down.
The ending is tragic and leaves you shaking your head and feeling pain in your heart. Keep an eye open for this on Movies TV Network.
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