Midwestern reporters montgomery clift editor robert ryan makes him do advice column. The troubled life of montgomery clift entertainment tonight 1990. Little does he realize that its all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor william shrike robert ryan to crush the souls of his underlings. Edward montgomery clift was born on october 17, 1920, in omaha, nebraska.
Eager for a job, journalist adam white accepts the lowly position of columnist for the advicegiving section of the chronicle but he often clashes with his cynical editor, shrike. If youre a monty clift fan, it is definitely worth seeing. I feel like this had the potential to be a far more interesting movie than it ended up being. An aspiring writer montgomery clift is hired by a newspaper and is assigned to write the lonely hearts column, dispensing advice to readers with personal problems. Montgomery clift delivers a haunting performance as journalist adam white, assigned by his cynical editor adam shrike. He finds himself to be captain pureheart among a staff of cynical older men, lead by his boss robert ryan, who feels provoked by clift s moral stance and is trying to break him. Based on nathanael wests day of the locust novel miss lonelyhearts.
Stapleton was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actress as well as for a golden globe for her performance as fay d. His relationship to justy sargeant dolores hart is soon threatened by his involvement and sympathy for the poor souls who bare all to miss lonelyhearts. Excellent scene with montgomery clift, myrna loy and. Beleaguered adam montgomery clift has no luck, entering the bar to ask boss shrike robert ryan to be taken off the advicecolumn, florence myrna loy dumbfounded, in lonelyhearts, 1958, from nathanael wests novelette. Adam feels his readers pain, and eventually he takes an assignment to meet. Sep 05, 2015 excellent scene with montgomery clift, myrna loy and robert ryan in lonelyhearts. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. A year later, one of the most perfect casting decisions in hollywood history was made when tortured actor montgomery clift was cast as the tortured male title character, but the same application of genius to casting failed in the service of narrative as the movie not only lacked the dark cynicism which pervades the novel, but even gave the. Sep 05, 2018 judgment at nuremberg 1961 i do not own the rights to this movie and i am not making profit from it in any way let me know if you want me to upload any other clips from this movie or any other.
His father, william brooks bill clift 18861964, was the vicepresident of omaha national trust company. With montgomery clift, myrna loy, robert ryan, dolores hart. A column similar to the dear abby and confessional for the masses of disenfranchised public. Judgment at nuremberg 1961 i do not own the rights to this movie and i am not making profit from it in any way let me know if you want me to upload any other clips from this movie or any other. Maureen stapleton in lonelyhearts 1958 supporting actress sundays. The legendary montgomery clift soars in this powerfully dramatic tale of a sensitive young man drawn into the ugly world of newspaper journalism.
Burdened by a family secret, adam white montgomery clift lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Montgomery clift, myrna loy, robert ryan, dolores hart, maureen stapleton, jackie coogan, mike kellin, onslow stevens, frank maxwell. In 2006, composer lowell liebermann completed miss lonelyhearts, a twoact opera. England american film star montgomery clift checks his mail at the savoy hotel get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images enthusiast of classic movie, hollywood star, history, antique, art. Lonelyhearts 1958 montgomery clift, dolores hart lobby card. Eric roberts would coincidentally play the lead role in the unrelated 1991 film lonely hearts. Lonelyhearts 1958 burdened by a family secret, adam white montgomery clift lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Montgomery clift delivers a haunting performance as. Miss lonelyhearts, nathaniel wests trenchant 1933 novel. Montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy, imdb rating. Any expressiveness he lost in his face he made up for. Intended for radio play, and to promote lonelyearts, this fulllength twosided disc offers interviews with all the people who took part in the making of the dore schary movie lonelyearts. Montgomery clift is good as idealistic reporter wanting to make his mark but shrike sadistically places him as editor of miss lonely hearts column.
Adam white has a false surname and a related dark secret but clift is so intense that, even when the lurid explanation arrives his father is in prison for the murder of adams mother and the man with whom she was having an affair, it seems inadequate to what. His editor, shrike, takes pleasure in browbeating his alcoholic wife florence for her past adultery, and assigning his employees journalistic jobs for which they have little aptitude or interest. Clift is wouldbe reporter assigned to title column and becomes too deeply involved in the problems of his readers. Monty clift played adam white, a sensitive writer for the chronicle news paper.
Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. Lonelyhearts 1959 lobby card 7 montgomery clift dolores hart. Unfortunately this movie adds nothing of interest to compensate for what has been lost. Excellent scene with montgomery clift, myrna loy and robert. Montgomery clift my beau i adore you lonely heart gifs classic hollywood your smile animated gif handsome. His mother was ethel fogg sunny clift nee anderson. Apr 22, 2011 unfortunately this movie adds nothing of interest to compensate for what has been lost. When the time of the filming, clift had personal problems, like drug use and alcoholism, but ironically, because of the problems, his performance was somewhat realistic portraying the troubled man with a broken heart. Signing himself miss lonelyhearts, white is appalled by the human misery pouring out of the letters sent to him one of his correspndents was born without a nose, but shrike insists that anyone whod write to such a column is fake. I know it was based on the play miss lonelyhearts, but ive never seen the play so i dont know if something was lost in translation here or what.
Praise and thanks be to dore schary who took the risk of putting montgomery clift in the lead at a time when no other movie studio would touch clift with a ten foot pole. The story line concerns an advise columnist for the lovelorn who gets slightly too involved with one of his married. The film stars montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy, jackie coogan. His novels are brutal, soul crushing depictions of life in the united states during the great depression. Clift looks too old for her as the movie starts and he always looks older than her, but once he starts getting broken down, its like it takes the years off him. Lonelyhearts original movie still 8x10 montgomery clift. Montgomery clift has the necessary selfpity but his performance is embarrassingly selfobsessed and mannered. Donehue, the youthful stage director whose first film assignment this is, have obviously bent their efforts to the aim. Hell have these shots of star montgomery clift baring his soul to girlfriend dolores hart and donehue will stick with clift, no reaction shot on hart much less letting her hear the whole thing. Montgomery clift in judgment at nuremberg part 22 youtube. Montgomery clift delivers a haunting performance as journalist adam white, assigned by his cynical editor adam shrike robert ryan to take over a newspaper advice column. Montgomery clift is an expressionist study of a man being gnawed away from inside. In fact, lonelyhearts boasts one of the very finest performances of montgomery clift, albeit one that is not among his best known or most viewed. About 30 years ago yes, 30 i saw the play miss lonelyhearts with none other than kelsey grammar, who had not yet gone to hollywood.
Bailey and michael dinner into a 1983 tv movie, miss lonelyhearts, starring eric roberts in the lead role. Donehue, the youthful stage director whose first film assignment this is, have. He finds himself to be captain pureheart among a staff of cynical older men, lead by his boss robert ryan, who feels provoked by clift. Overview of lonelyhearts, 1958, directed by vincent j.
If you have turner classic movies, check their ongoing schedule to see a beautiful print of this film. Montgomery clift plays adam white, a young writer hiding the truth about his childhood in the orphanage from his devoted girl justy sargeant played by the lovely dolores hart. Robert ryan, montgomery clift, myrna loy, dolores hart, maureen stapleton. The drama surrounds writer adam white montgomery clift who gets his first job writing an advice column for a local newspaper. Montgomery clift lonelyhearts gif by maudit lonely heart. Excellent scene with montgomery clift, myrna loy and robert ryan in lonelyhearts. Wests book had previously been filmed as advice to the lovelorn. Although lonelyhearts is overall only an average movie, it does featured some decidedly above average acting. His cynical editor robert ryan taunts him for his idealism and challenges him to actually meet one of his readers which he does with disastrous results. I liked it when i saw it on the late show thirty years ago and i like it today. It is based on the 1957 broadway play by howard teichmann, which in turn is based on the 1933 novel miss lonelyhearts by nathanael west. Donehue, montgomery clift, myrna loy, robert ryan october 3, 2018 eager to land a journalistic position, adam white goes to work as an advicegiving newspaper columnist. A young journalist montgomery clift finds himself engrossed, appalled, and sickened by his work on the agony column.
One again im left wondering how clift ever gained a reputation as a great. Clift had a twin sister, ethel, who survived him by 48 years, and a brother, william brooks clift, jr. United artists twentieth century pictures montgomery clift, myrna loy, deloris hart, maureen stapleton 1958 nathanial west is not for the faint of heart. A fourtime academy award nominee, the new york times said he was known for his portrayal of moody, sensitive young men. Robert ryan, montgomery clift, myrna loy, dolores hart, maureen stapleton, jackie coogan, mike kellin, onslow stevens, frank. Aug 25, 2016 united artists twentieth century pictures montgomery clift, myrna loy, deloris hart, maureen stapleton 1958 nathanial west is not for the faint of heart. With montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy, dolores hart. Loneleyhearts has two strong attributes in its favor. It has a wonderful noir feel to it and will be appreciated by fans of black and white movies. Miss lonelyhearts, on which the film is based, is fraught with themes of alienation as. Montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy, dolores hart, maureen stapleton. Ive been making a point to upgrade my montgomery clift vhs collection to dvd, but alas, some of his movieslike 1958s lonelyhearts are not.
Based on the nathanael west novella miss lonelyhearts, montgomery clift is a struggling young writer, trolling for a break at a newspaper. Lonely hearts retells the real life murder spree of martha beck and raymond fernandez and its connection to the tragic story of detective elmer c. Eager to land a journalistic position, adam white goes to work as an advicegiving newspaper columnist. This adaptation of nathanael wests novel miss lonelyhearts proves an ideal vehicle for a vintage clift display of rawnerved sensitivity. Lonelyhearts, also known as miss lonelyhearts, is a 1958 drama film directed by vincent j. The most frustrating thing about lonelyhearts is donehues direction. Montgomery clift in his late period post accident phase is an intriguing hit or miss proposition. Moviemem original movie posters po box 92, elanora, queensland 4221 australia.
The film stars montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy, jackie coogan, dolores hart, and maureen stapleton in her first film role. Lonelyhearts original daybill movie poster montgomery clift. Donehue, with montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy, at turner classic movies. October 17, 1920 july 23, 1966 was an american actor. Oct 18, 2018 clifts also attractive and nice to loy, so it gives ryan a chance to be cruel to her about something else. Lonelyhearts original 3 sheet movie poster montgomery clift. Little does he realize that its all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor william shrike. Montgomery clift, maureen stapleton and myrna loy, not to mention vincent j.
Clift is excellent in the part, as are robert ryan, maureen stapleton, and myrna loy. The movie title refers to a newspaper column called miss lonelyhearts that an upandcoming reporter montgomery clift is assigned to write. Lonelyhearts 1958 montgomery clift, robert ryan, myrna loy. Ryan in lonelyhearts 1958 lonelyhearts 1958 montgomery clift and maureen stapleton in lonelyhearts 1958 lonelyhearts. The movie store, celebrity, photographs, vintage, portraits, posters, original posters. The latter encompass robert ryan, myrna loy and montgomery clift.
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