Lonelyhearts (1958)

Director:

Vincent J. Donehue

Writers:

Dore Schary (writer)
Howard Teichmann (play)

Release Date:

1958 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Film-Noir

Tagline:

"SOME WIVES CHEAT BECAUSE THEIR HUSBANDS DO...AND SOME BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NO GOOD!" (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Eager to land a journalistic position, Adam White goes to work as an advice-giving newspaper columnist...

Plot Keywords:

Columnist | Newspaper Man | Lonely Hearts | Based On Novel | Based On Play

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Montgomery Clift	...	Adam White
Robert Ryan	...	William Shrike
Myrna Loy	...	Florence Shrike
Dolores Hart	...	Justy Sargeant
Maureen Stapleton	...	Fay Doyle
Jackie Coogan	...	Ned Gates
Mike Kellin	...	Frank Goldsmith
Onslow Stevens	...	Mr. Lassiter
Frank Maxwell	...	Pat Doyle
Frank Overton	...	Mr. Sargeant
John Gallaudet	...	Johnny, Bartender
Don Washbrook	...	Don Sargeant
Johnny Washburn	...	Johnny Sargeant (as John Washbrook)
J.B. Welch	...	Charlie
Mary Alan Hokanson	...	Edna

Also Known As:

Miss Lonelyheart

Runtime:

100 min | 103 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Schary Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In opening scene, Adam orders ginger ale "on the rocks" - which arrives with one minuscule cube that disappears and materializes from shot to shot.

Quotes:

Adam White, nee Lassiter: Well, uh...
Fay Doyle: Well, say something nice to me.
[he remains quiet]
Fay Doyle: Goodbye kiss, maybe?
[he remains still]
Fay Doyle: You're not a very appreciative fellow. Love 'em and leave 'em, is that it?
Adam White, nee Lassiter: Mrs. Doyle, I didn't call you...
Fay Doyle: All right, what did you call me up for? Who are you kidding? Listen, you wanted a sad story, you heard a sad story! You also wanted some action!
Adam White, nee Lassiter: You're right.
Fay Doyle: You're damn right I'm right!

Movie Connections:

Version of Miss Lonelyhearts (1983) (TV)

Fantastic Montgomery Clift Film!

Have not seen this film in many years and was able to view it on late late late night TV. Montgomery Clift,(Adam White),"Wild River",'60 gave forth a deep power from within his very soul and cried out through out the entire picture as a frustrated writer in his love relations and the conflict with his own father. Adam encounters a woman who seeks his help through a column in the local newspaper and she complains about her husband's performance in bed after so many years and then all things break loose. Robert Ryan,(William Shrike),"The Outfit",'74 is a very bitter man who heads the newspaper and is constantly beating down his wife,Myrna Loy,(Florence Shrike),"Song of the Thin Man",'47 for having an affair with a man ten years in the past. Maureen Stampleton,(Fay Doyle),"Cocoon",'85 gave a great supporting role and spins a close web around Adam. Montgomery Clift showed a great deal of physical and mental pain in this film, but it seemed to make his performance a MASTER PIECE of great acting for all generations to view.