
Notes on a Scandal(2006)
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.


“With all the glamor and glitter of Coney Island that millions everywhere are always eager to see”
Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?

Barbara Kent
Mary

Glenn Tryon
Jim

Fay Holderness
Overdressed Woman
Gusztáv Pártos
Romantic Gentleman

Eddie Phillips
The Sport

Andy Devine
Jim's Friend (uncredited)

Henry Armetta
Ferris Wheel Guy (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing
Cop (uncredited)

Louise Emmons
Telephone Caller (uncredited)

Fred Esmelton
Swami (uncredited)
Lonesome is a romance, drama film released in 1928 exploring themes of loneliness, amusement park. Directed by Pál Fejős, it stars Barbara Kent, Glenn Tryon, Fay Holderness. Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?
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