In a Lonely Place (1950)

After a Hollywood screenwriter (Humphrey Bogart), suspected of murder, is given an alibi by his neighbour (Gloria Grahame), the pair become lovers and he overcomes his writer’s block. But can their relationship survive the persistent attentions of the police investigation? Nicholas Ray’s brilliantly precise direction, coupled with superb lead performances and Burnett Guffey’s eloquent camerawork, makes for a psychologically astute account of a love affair under threat.