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My Foolish Heart (1949)
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21 January 1950 (USA) morePlot:
After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
Superior soap moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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J.D. Salinger so despised this adaptation of his short story "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut" that he never again allowed any of his work to be adapted to film. moreSoundtrack:
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Hayward excels in this type of role, and we genuinely care about her character, even though she is kind of a stinker after a while. Andrews is well cast, and the musical score is terrific.