Lonelyhearts (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-03-04
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Vincent J. Donehue, Dore Schary
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Montgomery Clift as Adam White
- Robert Ryan as William Shrike
- Myrna Loy as Florence Shrike
- Dolores Hart as Justy Sargeant
- Maureen Stapleton as Fay Doyle
- Jackie Coogan as Ned Gates
- Mike Kellin as Frank Goldsmith
- Onslow Stevens as Mr. Lassiter
- Frank Maxwell as Pat Doyle
- Frank Overton as Mr. Sargeant
- John Gallaudet as Johnny
- Don Washbrook as Don Sargeant
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