None but the Lonely Heart (film)

None But the Lonely Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClifford Odets
Written byClifford Odets
Based onNone but the Lonely Heart
1943 novel
by Richard Llewellyn
Produced byDavid Hempstead
StarringCary Grant
Ethel Barrymore
Barry Fitzgerald
June Duprez
Jane Wyatt
George Coulouris
Dan Duryea
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Edited byRoland Gross
Music byHanns Eisler
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 17, 1944 (1944-10-17)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.3 million[1]

None but the Lonely Heart is a 1944 American drama romance film which tells the story of a young Cockney drifter who returns home with no ambitions but finds that his family needs him. Adapted by Clifford Odets from the 1943 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn and directed by Odets, the film stars Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, and Barry Fitzgerald.

The title of the film is taken from Tchaikovsky's song "None but the Lonely Heart", which is featured in the background music.

  1. ^ Richard B. Jewell, Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures, Uni of California, 2016