Dear Heart (1964)

I’m generally not a fan of Glenn Ford, but this film is so wonderfully delightful that I can ignore all previous issues I have with him. Geraldine Page is a middle-aged postmaster visiting New York from Ohio for a postmasters convention. She is overly friendly, completely open, and brutally honest, completely the opposite of Ford’s fiancé. The two have a number of random run-ins in their shared hotel and despite Ford’s reticence, they fall in love. I am a sucker for middle-aged romances and Page is so incredible in her role. I felt like all the random New Yorkers she met, overwhelmed by her purity at first and completely mesmerized in the end. 

Oscar Nomination: Best Music, Original Song