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The Man I Love

- There should be a law against knowing the things I found out about men!

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.

Release Date : 1946-12-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Petey Brown

Original Name : Ida Lupino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nicky Toresca

Original Name : Robert Alda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sally Otis

Original Name : Andrea King

Gender : Female

Character Name : Virginia 'Ginny' Brown

Original Name : Martha Vickers

Gender : Female

Character Name : San Thomas

Original Name : Bruce Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Riley

Original Name : Alan Hale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria O'Connor

Original Name : Dolores Moran

Gender : Female

Character Name : Roy Otis

Original Name : John Ridgely

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny O'Connor

Original Name : Don McGuire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Brown

Original Name : Warren Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandleader

Original Name : Craig Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer at Bamboo Club

Original Name : Tony Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Janet Barrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chorine (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Barry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Thorpe (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Bates

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Monte Blue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim the Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Bremen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chorine (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Brinckman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name : Second Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Bruce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Benny Burt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flynn the Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Daley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Devlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Dodd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chorine (uncredited)

Original Name : Paula Drew

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

Original Name : William Edmunds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Army Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Fetherston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy Otis (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Harbaugh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Harker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Petey Brown (singing voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Peg La Centra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sign Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Marlowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : David Marshall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conga Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mower

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chorine (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Pender

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Peters

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee (uncredited)

Original Name : Robin Raymond

Gender : Female

Character Name : Conga Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Ridgway

Gender : Female

Character Name : Musician (uncredited)

Original Name : John Sheridan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Steers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Vaughan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Sailor Vincent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : John Vosper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Atlas (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Welden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Wise

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I ran down like a clock. It was just as though I'd been wound up too tight and the spring broke. The Man I Love is directed by Raoul Walsh and adapted to screenplay by Jo Pagano and Catherine Turney from Maritta M. Wolff's novel. It stars Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale and Dolores Moran. Cinematography is by Sidney Hickox. Loved by some, not so by others, Walsh's film is pretty much a soap opera meller with some faint noir shadings. The plot, that has more holes than a bullet riddled bucket, sees Lupino's torch singer return home for the holidays and complications arise in the love and lust department - for her, her family, and the ruthless nightclub owner played by Alda. There's a mature look at womanhood and masculinity in the post war years, with a poignancy factor boosted by it being set around the Christmas holidays. As usual Lupino is as watchable as ever - in fact into the bargain she's very sultry here as well - and there's some nifty noirish dialogue. However, as the story is intent on reflecting upon damaged love across the board, there's a distinct lack of fatalism or bitter cynicism to be found, thus explaining why many have be forced to put it in the soapy meller category. This is good film making, but for entertainment purpose it helps if you go into it not expecting a hidden film noir gem, but a pic of unhappy people wandering aimlessly in a melodramatic fog. 6/10