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My Foolish Heart

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My Foolish Heart
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1hr 38min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1949
Director:
Mark Robson
Starring:
Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Kent Smith  ...more
Synopsis: Producer Samuel Goldwyn dishes up sentiment by the bowlful with My Foolish Heart. Susan Hayward is (somewhat unconvincingly) cast as a wide-eyed girl from Idaho who meets bon vivant Dana Andrews at a Manhattan party. Their brief affair results in a pregnancy, but since Andrews has been killed in the war, Hayward marries a man she doesn't love to give her child a name. The experience turns the girl into an embittered alcoholic, but she sees the light before she can cause grief for her baby. Based ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
My Foolish Heart is often cited by fans of J. D. Salinger (who wrote the story on which the movie is based) as the reason why none of the author's other works will ever be filmed, as he apparently hated what the creators of Heart did to his story. However, if viewed simply as a film and not as an adaptation, Heart is an above average and enjoyable little "weepie." Sure, it's soap opera, but it's an ... Full Review
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Dana Andrews
Walt Dreiser
Susan Hayward
Eloise Winters
Kent Smith
Lew Wengler
Lois Wheeler
Mary Jane
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