The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) on Netflix
John Singer, a deaf-mute engraver, has one friend, Spiros Antonapoulos, committed to an institution. He moves nearby and takes a room in the Kellys' home, where their daughter Mick resents him.
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Plot summary
John Singer earns his living as a silver engraver in a southern town, and his one companion is Spiros Antonapoulos, a mentally disabled mute who often runs into trouble with the law. When Spiros' cousin, his guardian, has him committed to a mental institution, John offers to take over that duty, only to be told the arrangement will take time. He relocates to a town near the institution, finds work and rents a room from Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, who are short of money after Mr. Kelly injures his hip. Their teenage daughter, Margaret, called Mick, is angry at giving up her room to him, so John works to gain her trust, and he also seeks out Jake Blount, a drifting semi-alcoholic, and Dr. Copeland, a physician. He interprets for a deaf-mute patient of the doctor.
Cast
- Jackie Marloweas Bubber
- Johnny Popwellas Willie
- Wayne Smithas Harry
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
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- Sondra Locke was a 23-year-old WSM-TV staff employee in Nashville when she auditioned for Mick on July 28, 1967, and shaved six years off her age to seem younger, a lie she kept for the rest of her career.
- Bonnie Bedelia, four years younger than Sondra Locke, told the Los Angeles Times that she was passed over for the role of Mick because "they decided I was too old".
- By the time awards season came around, Sondra Locke was about to turn 25, which made her the oldest nominee in the New Star of the Year - Actress category at the 26th Golden Globe Awards.
