- Lonelyhearts
Infobox Film
name = Lonelyhearts
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director =Vincent J. Donehue
producer =Dore Schary
writer =Dore Schary Howard Teichmann Nathanael West
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starring =Montgomery Clift Robert Ryan Myrna Loy Dolores Hart
music =Conrad Salinger
cinematography =John Alton
editing =John Faure Aaron Steele
distributor =United Artists
released =1958
runtime = 100 mins
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0053017"Lonelyhearts" (also known as "Miss Lonelyheart ") is a
1958 film noir drama film directed byVincent J. Donehue . It is based on the play byHoward Teichmann and the 1933 novel "Miss Lonelyhearts " byNathanael West . The film starsMontgomery Clift ,Robert Ryan ,Myrna Loy ,Jackie Coogan ,Dolores Hart , andMaureen Stapleton in her first film role. Stapleton was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as for aGolden Globe .Background and production
Nathaniel West's novel on which this film was based was adapted for the screen in 1933 as "Advice to the Lovelorn" starring
Lee Tracy . It was made by20th Century Pictures and distributed byUnited Artists , directed byAlfred L. Werker from a screenplay by Leonard Praskins. The film was more of a comedy-drama than this version.In 1957, the novel was adapted into a stage play entitled "Miss Lonelyhearts" by Howard Teichmann. It opened on Broadway at the
Music Box Theatre on October 3, 1957 in a production directed byAlan Schneider and designed byJo Mielziner . It ran for only twelve performances.Plot summary
The story opens on the small town street. A man throws a bundle of papers onto the sidewalk from the back of a truck labeled "Chronicle". Clift is sitting in a bar when he a woman offers him a drink. He refuses, telling her how alcohol seems to be poisonous to him. After a talking with her for a while he finds out that she is married to the editor of the paper where he is hoping to work. The editor shows up to meet his wife only to find her talking to Monty. When he asks how Monty found him, Monty says, "I heard that there was a bar where newspaper people hang out. I came here since it is the closest to the Chronicle, the only paper in town." The Mrs. tells that Monty can write and that he deserves the chance to prove it. Ryan says, "O.K., so write!" Clift hems and haws momentarily, but then delivers the following story: "The Chronincle is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to our staff. He met the Editor in Chief, who went so far as to insult his own wife in an effort to provoke the new staff member. Instead of punching the editor in the face, he accepted a position on the paper.
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