My Foolish Heart

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My Foolish Heart

Released Jan 21, 1950

1h 38m

Drama

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Mary Jane (Lois Wheeler) travels to Connecticut to visit her old friend Eloise (Susan Hayward), whom she hasn't seen for seven years. During that time, Eloise -- who is is unhappily married and has a poor relationship with her daughter, Ramona (Gigi Perreau) -- has become an alcoholic. While contemplating whether or not to grant her husband (Kent Smith) a divorce, Eloise reminisces about her first love, Walt (Dana Andrews) and their burgeoning romance before the start of World War II.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

The true-to-life direction of Mark Robson and realistic playing by the two leads make it a stand out film of the year. Take along your hankies.

Jul 25, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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Salinger was so dismayed at what Hollywood did to his story, that it was the first and last time that they got their hands on one of his stories.

Rated: C+

Sep 17, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

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Susan Hayward received the first of her five Oscar nominations fo this well-acted medlodrama (woman's picture), loosely based on J.D. Salinger's story.

Rated: B-

Aug 14, 2011

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steve d

melodramatic but well acted.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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ashley h

My Foolish Heart is an okay film. It is about a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago after being visited by an old friend. Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Mark Robson did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and romance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Martin B

What happened from the time it was written to the screen play and movie? She said Walt made her laugh. Not in the movie that's for sure, Dana Andrews is more like the perpetual funeral director. Susan Hayward brilliant. The vacillating character changes in the script to conform to an impossible story line were a bit much. Let's see, scheduled to go off to war, girl relents, they have sex, she is pregnant and soldier dies. For a war movie fine, for 1949 trite and formulaic. Some really good acting Dana Andrews not included. He's a dumb blonde in a mans body and the dumb blonde has only one character. Segments of great acting interrupted by that ridiculous flash back and more conveniently ridiculous ending. Something went horribly wrong from the original story to the movie set. Thank goodness Susan Hayward was there to provide a measure of redemption.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/22

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Audience Member

Weep along with Susan Hayward in her 2nd Oscar-nominated role as she worries what "Miriam Ball" would think of her attempts to fit into high society.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

The best romance movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

A great film that's worth watching again and again.....

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Mark Robson

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Eloise Winters

Kent Smith

Lewis H. Wengler

Lois Wheeler

Mary Jane

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Synopsis

Mary Jane (Lois Wheeler) travels to Connecticut to visit her old friend Eloise (Susan Hayward), whom she hasn't seen for seven years. During that time, Eloise -- who is is unhappily married and has a poor relationship with her daughter, Ramona (Gigi Perreau) -- has become an alcoholic. While contemplating whether or not to grant her husband (Kent Smith) a divorce, Eloise reminisces about her first love, Walt (Dana Andrews) and their burgeoning romance before the start of World War II.

Director: Mark Robson
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co: The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 1950, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 38m

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