In a lonely place

In a lonely place

DVD - 2016

A down on his luck screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen. Rather than read the book himself, Steele convinces a star-struck hatcheck girl, Mildred Atkinson, to accompany him home and tell him the story in her own words. Later the night, Mildred is found murdered and Steele who has a history of violent behavior becomes the prime suspect. A neighbor who is attracted to him lies to the police providing them with an alibi. Is he innocent or not?

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Subjects
Suspicion > Drama.
Screenwriters > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Murder > Investigation > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Film noir.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Detective and mystery films
Film noir
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2016]
Language
English
Other Authors
Nicholas Ray, 1911-1979 (film director), Andrew Solt, 1916-1990 (screenwriter), Edmund H. North, 1911-1990 (-), Dorothy B. (Dorothy Belle) Hughes, 1904-1993
Edition
DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen
Item Description
Based upon a story by Dorothy B. Hughes.
DVD release of the 1950 motion picture.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: New audio commentary featuring film scholar Dana Polan ; "I'm a stranger here myself," a 1975 documentary about director Nicholas Ray ; new interview with Vincent Curio about actor Gloria Grahame ; piece from 2002 featuring filmmaker Curtis Hanson ; radio adaptation from 1948 ; trailer ; essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD ; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, Viola Lawrence ; musical score, George Antheil.
ISBN
9781681431499
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Criterion is on a Columbia Pictures streak. On the heels of releases of Easy Rider, Gilda, In Cold Blood, and Only Angels Have Wings, several more of the seasoned Hollywood studio's catalog are getting deluxe upgrades. Relying on the versatile Peter Sellers in three roles, including the titular ex-Nazi, Dr. Strangelove (1964) delivers a darkly brilliant satire of nuclear warfare premised on mutually assured destruction. In a fantastical screwball comedy, Mr. Jordan (1941) tells the tale of a baffled boxer (Robert Montgomery) who dies in a plane crash only to learn that he has gone to heaven too soon, with the amenable pearly gatekeeper (Claude Rains) helping to make amends. In a solid if overrated film noir, Humphrey Bogart shines in Lonely Place (1950) as a volatile screenwriter suspected of murder who depends on the love of an increasingly skeptical woman (Gloria Grahame) for redemption. VERDICT Better looking than ever, and more understood thanks to informative extras, this disparate trio-with Strangelove the clear standout-are recommended for classic-movie fans.-Jeff T. Dick, Davenport, IA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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