Lonelyhearts
SOME WIVES CHEAT BECAUSE THEIR HUSBANDS DO... AND SOME BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NO GOOD!
1959 | 100m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Vincent J. Donehue |
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| Writer: | Dore Schary, Nathanael West |
| Staring: |
| Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it's all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor William Shrike to crush the souls of his underlings. Adam feels his readers' pain, and eventually, he takes an assignment to meet with Faye Doyle, who is exasperated by her crippled husband. When Faye tries to seduce Adam, he must choose between his job and his girl. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 04, 1959 |
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| Director: | Vincent J. Donehue |
| Writer: | Dore Schary, Nathanael West |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, advice columnist, newspaper man, newspaper editor, passive aggression, peer pressure, jealous husband, columnist, lonely woman, unhappy wife, abused wife, proving oneself, thuggish boss, adulterous wife, father in prison, moral corruption, life advice, corruptibility, shattered reality, cruel husband, ambitious young writer, grizzled newspaper editor, man cheats on girlfriend, unforgiving husband, loyal girlfriend, sensitive young man, cynical man, soul crushing job |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Dore Schary Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Don Washbrook | Don Sargeant |
| Johnny Washbrook | Johnny Sargeant |
| JB Welch | Charlie |
| Mary Alan Hokanson | Edna |
| Jack Black | Jerry |
| Charles Fawcett | Smitty |
| Charles Wagenheim | Joe |
| Frank Richards | Taxi Driver |
| Dorothy Neumann | Mrs. Cannon |
| Ralph Brooks | Drive-In Theatre Patron |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Elevator Passenger |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Serge Krizman | Art Direction |
| Dore Schary | Screenplay |
| Nathanael West | Novel |
| John Faure | Editor |
| Howard Teichmann | Theatre Play |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Charles Arrico | Costume Design |
| Vincent J. Donehue | Director |
| Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Conrad Salinger | Original Music Composer |
| Angela Alexander | Costume Design |
| Joel Freeman | Production Supervisor |
| Clarence Eurist | Assistant Director |
| John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Reilly | Associate Producer |
| Dore Schary | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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