My Foolish Heart (1949)

Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein (writer)
Philip G. Epstein (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Dana Andrews	...	Walt Dreiser
Susan Hayward	...	Eloise Winters
Kent Smith	...	Lewis H. Wengler
Lois Wheeler	...	Mary Jane
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Martha Winters
Robert Keith	...	Henry Winters
Gigi Perreau	...	Ramona
Karin Booth	...	Miriam Ball
Todd Karns	...	Her Escort (as Tod Karns)
Phillip Pine	...	Sergeant Lucey
Martha Mears	...	Nightclub Singer
Edna Holland	...	Dean Whiting
Jerry Paris	...	Usher at Football Game
Marietta Canty	...	Grace
Barbara Woodell	...	Red Cross receptionist

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15

Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Trivia:

Debut of Jessie Royce Landis.

Quotes:

Lewis H. Wengler: Well, I don't think I could hit a woman.
Eloise Winters: Well, try it sometimes. It's a wonderful feeling.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Polyester (1981)

Soundtrack:

My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart- Susan Hayward Triumphs Again ****

When I saw Susan Hayward in "My Foolish Heart," I immediately thought back to her other successes "With A Song in My Heart," and "I'll Cry Tomorrow." There are so many similarities in her acting, especially at the beginning of Foolish Heart. She even brushed her hair the same way as in "Tomorrow."

As always, Susan Hayward got the role of the troubled woman. She evokes such sympathy in this particular role as Eloise, a woman who recounts a tragic love affair at the start of World War 11.

Dana Andrews, a very fine actor, is perfect for the part of her ill-fated lover.

Special acting kudos should also go to Robert Keith for his portrayal of her understanding father. Keith was quite a good actor. He really was in top-notch films. Besides this gem, he was Barney Loomas in "Love Me or Leave Me" and the doomed father to Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone in "Written on the Wind."

Notice that the term pregnancy is not used in the film. I guess that in 1949 we didn't talk of women being pregnant while not being married.

Unfortunately, this movie would probably be regarded as corny today but 1949 was such a different world in movie history.