Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn
Directed byAlfred L. Werker
Written byLeonard Praskins
Based onMiss Lonelyhearts
by Nathanael West
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringLee Tracy
Sally Blane
Paul Harvey
Sterling Holloway
C. Henry Gordon
Isabel Jewell
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byAllen McNeil
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 1, 1933 (1933-12-01)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Advice to the Lovelorn is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Lee Tracy, Sally Blane, Paul Harvey and Sterling Holloway. The film was released on December 1, 1933, by United Artists.[1][2][3] It is based on the novel Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West with a number of changes made.

Plot

After Los Angeles reporter Toby Prentiss angers his editor by missing a major story due to being in a drunken stupor, he is assigned as punishment to take over the role of the retiring "Miss Lonelyhearts" advice column. Enraged but contractually-bound, Prentiss tries to get himself deliberately fired by writing a string of replies that offend conventional morality. Instead he proves to be a major success and becomes a syndicated national columnist. This causes considerable difficulties with his girlfriend Louise.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Advice To The Lovelorn". TV Guide. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Movie Review - Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) Lee Tracy and Sally Blane in a Picture Relating the Experiences of an Agony Column Editor". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2014.


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