Lonelyhearts

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

Mar 04, 1959 1h 40m

6.1

18 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title	Lonelyhearts
Companies	United Artists, Dore Schary Productions
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	based on novel or book, advice columnist, newspaper man, newspaper editor, passive aggression, peer pressure, jealous husband, columnist, lonely woman, unhappy wife, abused wife, proving oneself, thuggish boss, adulterous wife, father in prison, moral corruption, life advice, shattered reality, cruel husband, ambitious young writer, grizzled newspaper editor, man cheats on girlfriend, unforgiving husband, loyal girlfriend, sensitive young man, corruptablity, cynical man, soul crushing job