Checkout Cinema 022: The Killer Has Arms (IN A LONELY PLACE, 1950)

Checkout Cinema listener Lydia recommended that Amelia and Janine discuss IN A LONELY PLACE (1950), a film noir starring the iconic Humphrey Bogart. Luckily, Amelia already had many opinions about this movie ready to go, and gave Janine a little bit of time to catch up by watching the film and sharing her thoughts on this week's episode.

Nicholas Ray's 1950 film noir IN A LONELY PLACE stars Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele, a misogynistic screenwriter embittered by Hollywood. When he becomes a prime suspect of the murder of a coat check girl, his neighbor Laurel Gray (Gloria Grahame) becomes his only alibi... Until his violent nature has her doubting Steele's innocence as their relationship deepens.

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