The Man I Love (1946)
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Ida "Don't mess with me" Lupino takes a job as a singer in Robert Alda's seedy Santa Monica nitery. Lupino ignores Alda's advances to cultivate a romance with pianist Bruce Bennett. Alda uses his connections with the Mob to break up the relationship--and also, hopefully, to break up Bennett into little pieces. Logic is not the film's strong suit, but it scores on atmosphere and tension. Man I Love served as the inspiration for Martin Scorcese's much-later New York, New York. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, (more)
- Director(s):
- Raoul Walsh, John Maxwell, (more)
Synopsis of The Man I Love
Ida "Don't mess with me" Lupino takes a job as a singer in Robert Alda's seedy Santa Monica nitery. Lupino ignores Alda's advances to cultivate a romance with pianist Bruce Bennett. Alda uses his connections with the Mob to break up the relationship--and also, hopefully, to break up Bennett into little pieces. Logic is not the film's strong suit, but it scores on atmosphere and tension. Man I Love served as the inspiration for Martin Scorcese's much-later New York, New York. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Man I Love
- Ida Lupino - Petey Brown
- Andrea King - Sally Otis
- Bruce Bennett - Sam Thomas
- Don McGuire - Johnny O'Connor
- Craig Stevens - Bandleader
- James Dobbs - Jimmy
- Florence Bates - Mrs. Thorpe
- Barbara Brown - Barbara
- Dolores Moran - Gloria O'Connor
- Ben Welden - Jack Atlas
- Janet Barrett - Cashier
- Jack Wise - Waiter
- Jack Mower - Desk sergeant
- Frank Ferguson - Army doctor
- Jack Daley - Flynn, the Bartender
- Robert Alda - Nicky Toresca
- Martha Vickers - Virginia Brown
- John Ridgely - Roy Otis
- Warren Douglas - Joe Brown
- William Edmunds - Tony Toresca
- Patrick Griffin - Buddy Otis
- Monte Blue - Cop
- Alan Hale - Riley
- Robin Raymond - Lee, the Waitress
- Tony Romano - Singer at Bamboo Club
- Tom Quinn - Drunk
- John Vosper - Gloria's boyfriend
- Peg La Centra - Lupino [singing]
- Eddie Bruce - Second drunk
- Director(s):
- John Maxwell, Raoul Walsh
- Writer(s):
- Jo Pagano, Catherine Turney
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