Book Vs Movie "In a Lonely Place" (1950) Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Book Vs. Movie:</strong> <strong><em>In a Lonely Place</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The 1947 Novel Vs the 1950 Humphrey Bogart</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/60822/1200px-In_a_Lonely_Place_1950_poster.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="450" /></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Margos go back to Bogie and film noir with</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Lonely_Place"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">In a Lonely Place</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">which was written by</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_B._Hughes"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dorothy B. Hughes</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in 1947 which tells the story of a homicidal maniac on the loose in post-War II Los Angeles.</span> <a href= "http://womencrime.loa.org/?page_id=89"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dix Steele</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">was an airman who prowls around LA and its environs in search of the perfect woman to strangle to death. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the novel, the story is told from his point of view and his hatred of women and fear of getting caught by his LA detective pal Brub Nocholi and his suspicious wife Sylvia. The story is scary and gripping but in 1950, the Hays code still had a grip on Hollywood and a screenplay filled with murder would shock its audience too much. </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712947/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nicholas Ray</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">directed the 1950 film that stars</span> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Humphrey Bogart</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002108/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gloria Grahame</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and over the ye