Tête folle

Original title: My Foolish Heart

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Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward in Tête folle (1949)

After being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.

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After being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.After being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.After being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.

Director
- Mark Robson
Writers
- Julius J. Epstein
- J.D. Salinger
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mark Robson
Writers
- Julius J. Epstein
- J.D. Salinger
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Despite several failed attempts to film the novel "The Catcher in the Rye," this remains the only film adaptation of a fictional work written by J.D. Salinger. It was adapted from his short story "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut," found in the volume "Nine Stories." Salinger was incredibly disappointed with the changes made to his original story and never again allowed any of his work to be adapted for film.

Goofs
After the December 7, 1941 football game at the Polo Grounds, Eloise is climbing the stairs to the train platform, and the ends of her head scarf are out.. In the next shot, the ends of her scarf are tucked inside her coat. (A double was probably used at the Polo Grounds as Eloise's face is not seen climbing the stairs, and Susan Hayward was used in the next shots done at the studio.)

Quotes
Eloise Winters: I was a good girl once.

Connections
Referenced in The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show: Gracie's Checking Account (1950)

Soundtracks
My Foolish Heart
Music by Victor Young
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Performed by Martha Mears (uncredited)

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Featured review

9/10

My Foolish Heart- Susan Hayward Triumphs Again ****

When I saw Susan Hayward in "My Foolish Heart," I immediately thought back to her other successes "With A Song in My Heart," and "I'll Cry Tomorrow." There are so many similarities in her acting, especially at the beginning of Foolish Heart. She even brushed her hair the same way as in "Tomorrow."

As always, Susan Hayward got the role of the troubled woman. She evokes such sympathy in this particular role as Eloise, a woman who recounts a tragic love affair at the start of World War 11.

Dana Andrews, a very fine actor, is perfect for the part of her ill-fated lover.

Special acting kudos should also go to Robert Keith for his portrayal of her understanding father. Keith was quite a good actor. He really was in top-notch films. Besides this gem, he was Barney Loomas in "Love Me or Leave Me" and the doomed father to Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone in "Written on the Wind."

Notice that the term pregnancy is not used in the film. I guess that in 1949 we didn't talk of women being pregnant while not being married.

Unfortunately, this movie would probably be regarded as corny today but 1949 was such a different world in movie history.