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      My Foolish Heart

      Released Jan 21, 1950 1 hr. 38 min. Drama List
      Reviews 49% 250+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 30 Rent Now

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      StephenPaul C The worst 01 hour: and 38 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/23 Full Review steve d melodramatic but well acted. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      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
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