None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
- Starring:
- Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, (more)
- Director(s):
- Clifford Odets
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
Synopsis of None But the Lonely Heart
Cary Grant delivered Oscar-calibre performances all his life, but only when he played against type in None But the Lonely Heart did the Academy Awards people break down and give him a nomination. Grant plays a restless, irresponsible cockney who seeks a better life but doesn't seem to have the emotional wherewithal to work for such a life. The hero's shiftlessness extends to his love life; musician Jane Wyatt genuinely cares for him, but he prefers the company of fickle gangster's ex-wife June Duprez. June's former husband George Coulouris convinces Grant that the quickest means to wealth is a life of crime, but Grant drops this aspect of his life to take care of his terminally ill mother Ethel Barrymore. While Cary Grant did not win the Oscar he so richly deserved for None But the Lonely Heart, Ethel Barrymore did cop the gold statuette. Written and directed by Clifford Odets, None But the Lonely Heart unfortunately lost money for RKO, which could have used a little extra cash after paying the expenses of temporarily closing Ms. Barrymore's Broadway play The Corn is Green. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of None But the Lonely Heart
- Cary Grant - Ernie Mott
- Barry Fitzgerald - Twite
- Jane Wyatt - Aggie Hunter
- Roy Thomas - Rookie Policeman
- Charles Irwin - Cop at Crash
- Renie Riano - Flo
- Ida Shoemaker - Old Lady
- Chef Joseph Milani - Rossi
- Alec Harford - Drunk
- David Clyde - Policeman with Stripes
- Ted Billings - Cockney Bum
- George Atkinson - Man with Gramophone
- Keith Hitchcock - Roly Poly Man
- Walter Soderling - Pa Floom
- Al Murphy - Henchman
- Tiny Jones - Woman
- Ernie Shield - Man
- David Thursby - Prison Guard
- Skelton Knaggs - Slush
- Eva Leonard Boyne - Ma Chalmers
- Herbert Heywood - Dad Fitchitt
- Marie de Becker - Mme. La Vaka
- Katherine Allen - Millie Wilson
- Clare Verdera - Barmaid
- Milton Wallace - Ike Lesser
- Elsa Prescott - Old Lady
- Forrester Harvey - Bloke
- Ethel Barrymore - Ma Mott
- June Duprez - Ada
- Dan Duryea - Lew Tate
- Herbert Evans - Police Sergeant
- Joe North - Old Man
- Joseph Vitale - Cash
- Yorke Sherwood - Call Block Cop
- Rosemary La Planche - Dancer
- George Coulouris - Jim Mordinoy
- Roman Bohnen - Dad Pettyjohn
- Diedra Vale - Miss Tate
- Amelia Romano - Lame Girl
- Helene Thimig - Sister Nurse
- Billy O'Leary - Cab Driver
- Colin Kenny - Cop Outside
- Roy Thomas - Rookie Policeman
- John Meredith - Cop
- Konstantin Shayne - Ike Weber
- Virginia Farmer - Ma Segwiss
- Rosalind Ivan - Mrs. Tate
- Helena Grant - Old Woman in Shop
- Polly Bailey - Ma Floom
- Art Smith - Marjoriebanks
- Bill Wolfe - Blind Man
- Queenie Vassar - Ma Snowden
- Morton Lowry - Taz
- William Challee - Knocker
- Director(s):
- Clifford Odets
- Writer(s):
- Clifford Odets
- Producer(s):
- David Hempstead
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
- 1944 - National Board of Review - Best Acting
- 1944 - National Board of Review - Best Acting
- 1944 - National Board of Review - Best Picture
- 1944 - New York Times - 10 Best Films
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