None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart (1944)

  • 58% of users liked it
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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… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Richard Llewellyn, Clifford Odets
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1944 Wide
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Clifford Odets' sentimental family melodrama is mostly known today for earning Cary Grant, who's cast against type, competitive Oscar nomination.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...quite a change of pace for romantic leading man Cary Grant.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    This depressing and moody melodrama marks the directorial and screenwriting debut for playwright Clifford Odets.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This could have been a great drama, but Grant doesn't give us a great performance, maybe he felt a little too comfortable back at home in England or something? I don't know, but this movie is lacking something, and I found it really boring.

  • Red L


    Ernie (played by Cary Grant) has to turn over a new leaf when he learns his mother has cancer. Now that he is stuck in town, he has to deal with making a living and keeping his girlfriend happy. The movie is somewhat depressing as in this era, it is almost impossible to make a… More

  • Lanning :


    The kind of role I wish Grant had tried more often. Not "Cary Grantish," if you know what I mean. A wonderful cast all around, with special praise for Barry Fitzgerald and Jane Wyatt. <p> If only Grant had done more like this, he might have made my all-time favorite… More

  • Byron B


    A very different performance from Cary Grant before he developed the persona that made him famous. Overall this movie just bored me.

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