The Man I Love (1947)
Genre: Drama / Filmnoir
Duration: 96 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda and Andrea King
IMDb score:
6,6 (1.802)
Releasedate: 26 December 1946
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Man I Love plot
"There should be a law against knowing the things I found out about men!"
During a Christmas visit to her family, nightclub singer Petey Brown finds herself entangled in her sisters' troubles: shady bar owner Toresca tries to blackmail Petey's sister Sally into love. Petey knows how to deal with this and manages to keep the man calm for a while.
Actors and actresses
Petey Brown
Nicky Toresca
Sally Otis
Virginia 'Ginny' Brown
San Thomas
Riley
Gloria O'Connor
Roy Otis
Johnny O'Connor
Bandleader
Reviews & comments
ToNe
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- 2865 messages
- 2336 votes
Gershwin's The Man I Love is more or less the common thread in this film. Ida Lupino becomes melancholic when she sings it. For 'the man she loves' the song is a painful reminder of his past. But anyone who knows the song a little will come to the conclusion that the film is actually a free adaptation of the same song.
Some day he'll come along,
The man I love
And he'll be big and strong,
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I'll do my best to make him stay.
It is therefore a pity that there are a number of forced subplots. With fifteen minutes to go in the film, these conflicts only begin to bubble up and are dealt with in such a quick way that the result actually leaves you cold. While the beginning of the film seems to promise so much.
Ultimately, Lupino's love story is bittersweet. The film thankfully follows the tone of the song instead of the easy 'happy ending' but is not dejected because her Prince Charming exists.
Now it's just a matter of waiting...
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clubsport
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- 3888 messages
- 6991 votes
More drama than noir, the film is reasonable as a drama and Lupino always plays her role well, the story is however a bit boring.
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