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词条 In a Lonely Place (novel)
释义

  1. Synopsis

  2. Book to film

  3. Radio adaptation

  4. References

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In a Lonely Place is a 1947 novel by mystery writer Dorothy B. Hughes. It was made into the classic film noir under the same title starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in 1950.

Synopsis

The novel is a noir set in post World War II Los Angeles. Dix Steele, the main character, is an ex-airman who roams the city at night. He offers to help a detective friend, Brub, solve the case of a serial killer. Eventually, actress Laurel Gray and Brub's wife Sylvia begin to think about what Steele is telling them, and they aid the forces of justice to close in on the suspected killer without him being aware of it.

Book to film

The film differs from the novel in several substantial ways. For example, in the film Steele is innocent of the murders he's suspected of committing, and is sincere in his desire to be a successful screenwriter; in the novel, he is a violent sociopath who claims to be a crime novel writer in order to sponge off of relatives.[1][2]

Radio adaptation

Philip Morris Playhouse presented In a Lonely Place March 16, 1952. Joseph Cotten and University of Kansas student Mary Lou Jukes co-starred in the 30-minute adaptation.[3]

Suspense presented In a Lonely Place March 6, 1948. Robert Montgomery and Lurene Tuttle starred in a one-hour adaptation of the full plot.

References

1. ^Black, David A., 1999, Law in Film, University of Illinois Press, {{ISBN|0-252-06765-7}}.
2. ^Telotte, J. P., 1989, Voices in the Dark: The Narrative Patterns of Film Noir, University of Illinois Press, {{ISBN|0-252-06056-3}}.
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2470060/the_decatur_daily_review/|agency=The Decatur Daily Review|date=March 16, 1952|page=44|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 23, 2015}} {{Open access}}
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