As they enter the courtyard of his apartment , they pass a new tenant , Laurel Gray ( Gloria Grahame ) .
Dix claims to be too tired to read the novel , so he asks Mildred to go home with him , ostensibly to explain the plot .
As they enter the courtyard of Dix 's apartment , they pass a new tenant , Laurel Gray ( Gloria Grahame ) .
Dix claims to be too tired to read the novel , so he asks Mildred to go home with him , ostensibly to explain the plot .