FILM 2035: IN A LONELY PLACE

TRIVIA: In her essay "Humphrey and Bogey", Louise Brooks wrote that more than any other role that Humphrey Bogart played, it was the role of Dixon Steele in this movie that came closest to the real Bogart she knew.

Gloria Grahame and husband and Director Nicholas Ray quietly separated during filming, keeping it a secret for fear that one of them would be replaced. Ray slept on the studio set, saying that he needed to work late on preparation for the remainder of the film. It worked, and nobody suspected that their marriage was on the rocks.

Lauren Bacall and Ginger Rogers were considered for the role of Laurel Gray. Bogart naturally wanted his wife to play opposite him, but Warner Brothers refused to release her from her contract. Rogers was reportedly the producers' first choice, but Nicholas Ray convinced them that his own wife, Gloria Grahame, would be the right choice for the role.

Gloria Grahame, at the time, was estranged from her husband, Director Nicholas Ray. She would subsequently go on to marry her stepson, Ray's son from a previous marriage.

The apartment complex in which Dixon (Humphrey Bogart) and Laurel (Gloria Grahame) live in was a replica of Nicholas Ray's own residence when he first moved to Hollywood.

The 1986 song 'In a Lonely Place' by American rock group Smithereens is inspired by the film. The lyrics contain lines from the movie dialog.

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

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