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Lonelyhearts (1959)

Lonelyhearts (1959)

Drama Romance

SOME WIVES CHEAT BECAUSE THEIR HUSBANDS DO... AND SOME BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NO GOOD!

Release Date: 1959, March 4
Directors: Vincent J. Donehue
Countries: United States of America
Production: United Artists, United Artists, United Artists, Dore Schary Productions, Dore Schary Productions, Dore Schary Productions
Cast: Jack Black, Dorothy Neumann, Onslow Stevens, Robert Ryan, Charles Wagenheim, Ralph Brooks, Kenner G. Kemp, Mary Alan Hokanson, Frank Overton, John Gallaudet, Maureen Stapleton, Montgomery Clift

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book corruptibility jealous husband adulterous wife proving oneself moral corruption peer pressure advice columnist life advice unhappy wife loyal girlfriend newspaper man columnist lonely woman newspaper editor shattered reality father in prison passive aggression cynical man abused wife thuggish boss cruel husband ambitious young writer grizzled newspaper editor man cheats on girlfriend sensitive young man soul crushing job