Das Leben ist Lüge
Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it's all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor William Shrike to crush the souls of his underlings. Adam feels his readers' pain, and eventually, he takes an assignment to meet with Faye Doyle, who is exasperated by her crippled husband. When Faye tries to seduce Adam, he must choose between his job and his girl.
- Genre: Drama, Liebesfilm
- Studio: United Artists, Dore Schary Productions
- Stichwort: based on novel or book, advice columnist, newspaper man, newspaper editor, passive aggression, peer pressure, jealous husband, columnist, lonely woman, unhappy wife, abused wife, proving oneself, thuggish boss, adulterous wife, father in prison, moral corruption, life advice, shattered reality, cruel husband, ambitious young writer, grizzled newspaper editor, man cheats on girlfriend, unforgiving husband, loyal girlfriend, sensitive young man, corruptablity, cynical man, soul crushing job
- Besetzung: Montgomery Clift, Robert Ryan, Myrna Loy, Dolores Hart, Maureen Stapleton, Jackie Coogan
