Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn
Advice to the Lovelorn
Directed by	Alfred L. Werker
Written by	Leonard Praskins
Based on	Miss Lonelyhearts; by Nathanael West
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Lee Tracy; Sally Blane; Paul Harvey; Sterling Holloway; C. Henry Gordon; Isabel Jewell
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	Allen McNeil
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production; company	Twentieth Century Pictures
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 1, 1933;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Advice to the Lovelorn is a 1933 American pre-Code 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[edit]

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[edit]

Lee Tracy as Toby Prentiss
Sally Blane as Louise
Paul Harvey as Gaskell
Sterling Holloway as Benny
C. Henry Gordon as Kane
Isabel Jewell as Rose
Jean Adair as Mrs. Prentiss
Clay Clement as Joseph C. Douglas, District Attorney
May Boley as Miss Lonelyhearts
Matt Briggs as Richards
Judith Wood as Cora
Jimmy Conlin as California Booster
Adalyn Doyle as Miss Curtis
Ruth Fallows as Miss Howell
Wade Boteler as Federal Detective
Thomas E. Jackson as Federal Detective
Charles Lane as Circulation Manager
George Dobbs as Reporter
Tom Herbert as Reporter
Franklyn Ardell as Reporter
Wilfred Lucas as Reporter
Wilbur Mack as Reporter
William H. Turner as Reporter
John Vosper as Reporter
Billy Wayne as Reporter
Bonnie Bannon as Girl

References[edit]

^ "Advice To The Lovelorn". TV Guide. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
^ "Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Advice to the Lovelorn at IMDb

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[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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