cougarblue-696-806128 Glenn Ford was the Swiss Army Knife of male post-Golden Age actors. He played Army officers fighting the Nazi's, Ford made the West safe for settlers, and trouble for outlaws. Add Dear Jeart to the list of his great romantic dramas/comedy's headed by The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Pocketful of Miracles,The Gazebo and The Teahouse of the August Moon. I'm glad Ford made this picture, I can't think of any of actor who would have been as natural in the role of an engaged (man to a social climber Angela Lansbury) promoted from his Greeting Card sales position its onto New York, he's in management now. While housed in an NYC hotel, he meets Geraldine Page, a small town Postmaster in the city for a convention. Page was outstanding, she quickly develops feelings for the Ford character whose life seems to become complicated with his new son, his odd female friend, his fierce, and now Miss Page's character. The real story continues from this point. Dear Heart might have been improved by dropping the ditzy magazine/newspaper stand girl, Peterson, Fords new NYC boss. They scramble the story rather than enriching it. You do enjoy the older three Postmistress's who disapprove of Page missing any presentations. The trio includes Mary Wicks who should have had a larger role. It's a lovely film with the memorable song "Gear Hearts" played throughout. The characters are terrific, although it's impossible to warm up to Phyllis, Lansbury's character. I loved the story filled with on and off relationships. It's a solid 8; IMO.

mamalv What a great movie this is! Geraldine Page as the lonely postal employee in New York for a convention, meets Glenn Ford a man just promoted and hoping to finally settle down in one place. Angela Landbury is the woman he hopes to marry and settle down with. She is a high tone woman, with a grown son, who she has passed off, by an old picture as a young boy. Ford seems overwhelmed by the thought of the whole thing, and finds that Page is a port in the storm. You don't immediately see the chemistry between the two, but as the picture goes on, we see that they are kindred souls. She is sweet and social, and just a bit needy for companionship. He under everything is basically the same. In the end he chases her to the train station, realizing that he has truly met the woman who he can be with for the rest of his life. Excellent small film with wonderful performances by all.

JLRMovieReviews Geraldine Page is a postmistress who's going to her convention in New York. Glenn Ford is an engaged man, who's getting married in a month to Angela Lansbury. They both happen to be staying at the same hotel and through certain circumstances, they meet, but only after we see Glenn visiting a friend, who's got the hots for him but he doesn't give her a tumble and after seeing Geraldine talking to Charles Drake, a married man, of whom she's been seeing. But of course she's miserable not having the whole package. This is a very sweet film, that was originally called The Out-of-Towners, but when the Oscar-nominated song was written, they came up with the idea to change the movie title to fit the song. Great idea! The title fits this very funny yet vulnerable film. It may be one of those films that are far from perfect, but has much heart and sentiment. Therefore, it makes up for any imperfections in the eyes of those who love it. If you've never seen Glenn meet Geraldine, then you are missing one match made in heaven, as they seem very well suited for each other. There's really nothing else to know about the film. "Dear Heart" is a movie that shows average people in search of love and finding it.

vincentlynch-moonoi I enjoyed this film, but I think it has some serious problems. Nevertheless, the script is good.Glenn Ford does a fine job here, although he was getting a little long in the tooth at this point of his career.The main problem with this film, in my view, is Geraldine Page. She was a wonderfully talented actress, but completely wrong for this role. She often played extremely eccentric characters, and in this film she is eccentric enough that it's hard to believe Glenn Ford would be attracted to her. So, I will give her high kudos for performances in films such as "Toys In The Attic" (1963 and just prior to this film), but not for this film.Frankly, I'd far prefer marrying the Angela Lansbury character, who Ford dumps for Page. As they say, there's no accounting for taste.So, enjoy this film for the story line, but not for the performance of its lead actress.