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When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they are both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they are both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they are both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
Ethel Barrymore
- Ma Mott
- (as Miss Ethel Barrymore)
Katherine Allen
- Millie Wilson
- (uncredited)
William Ambler
- Bus Driver
- (uncredited)
George Atkinson
- Man with Gramophone
- (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
- Ma Floom
- (uncredited)
Ted Billings
- Cockney Bum
- (uncredited)
Rosemary Blong
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
- Drunk in Funfair
- (uncredited)
Marina Bohnen
- Girl
- (uncredited)
Matthew Boulton
- First Police Desk Sergeant
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAuthor Richard Llewellyn was strongly opposed to the casting of Cary Grant, demanding to know how the 40-year-old actor could play a teenager.
- GoofsAs Ernie and Henry part at the end, a flute is playing a slow, sorrowful dirge. There is a flautist leaning against the wall, and it appears that he should be the one playing; however, his finger movements are more along the lines of a fast jig than a slow dirge.
- Quotes
Ernie Mott: They say money talks... all it's ever said to me is goodbye.
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in computer-colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970)
- SoundtracksRomance No.6, Op.6 (None But the Lonely Heart)
(1869) (uncredited)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Played by Jane Wyatt on cello
Played by Cary Grant on piano
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Everything with a kiss
This ernest turn at portraying Cockney life quickly becomes a fascinating story with strong characterisation. The initial narration, a touch overdone, gives a tantalising glance at future events that never appear in the film. At first, Grant seems to be playing his part with a strange over-zealous streak but we rapidly understand that this is the nature of his Ernie Mott (like Nic Cage in Wild at Heart, this is a man with clothes that represent his sense of independence), a happy-go-lucky character with a brooding sense of social injustice. Everything bad comes with a dose of sugar, a kiss if you like, to sweeten the experience and make life seem better than it really is. This is one of those pictures that plays out like a languishing soap opera - insightful and compassionate with moments of excitement - just enough to keep 'Ma' happy. This would probably work today as a remake but I suspect the directors would play up the sex and violence to such a level that the real essence of 'want and need' would be lost. Worth watching.
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- Nov 11, 2003
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- Budget
- $1,300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was None But the Lonely Heart (1944) officially released in India in English?
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