# In a Lonely Place (1950)

> A volatile Hollywood screenwriter’s romance with his neighbor becomes inseparable from the murder suspicion and violence surrounding him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10266

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery
- Director: Nicholas Ray
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith, Jeff Donnell, Martha Stewart, Robert Warwick
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042593/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, melancholic, classic cinema night, noir double feature

## Synopsis

A screenwriter's life spirals into chaos when a murder mystery unfolds around him, testing love and trust.

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