The Man I Love (1947 film)

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The Man I Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Screenplay by	Catherine Turney Jo Pagano (adaptation) Catherine Turney (adaptation)
Based on	Night Shift 1942 novel by Maritta Wolff
Produced by	Arnold Albert
Starring	Ida Lupino Robert Alda Bruce Bennett
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Owen Marks
Music by	Max Steiner
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 11, 1947 (1947-01-11) (United States)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Man I Love is a 1947 American film noir melodrama directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King and Bruce Bennett. Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, the film is based on the novel Night Shift by Maritta M. Wolff. The title is taken from the George and Ira Gershwin song "The Man I Love", which is prominently featured.^[1]

Plot

Homesick for her family in Los Angeles, lounge singer Petey Brown (Ida Lupino) decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Shortly she lands a job at the Long Beach nightclub of small-time-hood Nicky Toresca (Robert Alda) where her sister Sally (Andrea King) is employed.

While evading the sleazy Toresca's heavy-handed passes, Petey falls in love with down-and-out ex-jazz pianist, legendary San Thomas (Bruce Bennett), who has never recovered from an old divorce. Variously helping to smooth over or solve the problems of her sisters, brother and their next-door neighbor, the no-nonsense Petey must wait as San decides whether to start a new life with her or sign back on with a merchant steamer.

Cast

Ida Lupino as Petey Brown
Robert Alda as Nicky Toresca
Andrea King as Sally Otis
Martha Vickers as Virginia Brown
Bruce Bennett as San Thomas
Alan Hale as Riley
Dolores Moran as Gloria O'Connor
John Ridgely as Roy Otis
Don McGuire as Johnny O'Connor
Warren Douglas as Joe Brown
Craig Stevens as Bandleader
Tony Romano as Bamboo Club singer
William Edmunds as Uncle Tony
Jimmie Dodd as Jimmy

Production and reception

Warner Bros. purchased the rights to Maritta Wolff's novel Night Shift in 1942 for $25,000, with the original intention of casting Ann Sheridan and Humphrey Bogart in the film adaptation.^[2] Working titles for the film were Night Shift and Why Was I Born?, the latter a 1929 song by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II which featured in the movie.^[2]^[3] Production fell behind schedule because Lupino was suffering from exhaustion – she fainted during one scene with Robert Alda and had to be cut out of her tight-fitting dress – finishing 19 days late and $100,000 over budget.^[3]

In a contemporary review in The New York Times Bosley Crowther characterized the film's mood as "both silly and depressing, not to mention dull".^[4] Film critic Leonard Maltin gave it 3 stars out of 4.^{[citation needed]}^[when?]

When the movie started being distributed on television in 1956, 6 minutes were cut that were present in the original theatrically released version in order to avoid paying licensing costs for the 1929 song, Bill, featured within the sequence. Until the 2024 Blu-ray release from Warner Archive, the 90-minute cut was what was distributed on home video and television.^[5]

The Man I Love later became Martin Scorsese's primary inspiration for his film New York, New York (1977).^[3]

References

^ The Man I Love at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
^ ^a ^b "The Man I Love" on Turner Classic Movies.
^ ^a ^b ^c Arnold, Jeremy. The Man I Love on Turner Classic Movies.
^ Crowther, Bosley (January 25, 1947). "The Man I Love (1946)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
^ Tim Millard (30 April 2024). "Warner Archive June Release Announcement" (Podcast). Event occurs at 7:20. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

External links

The Man I Love at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Man I Love at IMDb
The Man I Love at AllMovie
The Man I Love at the TCM Movie Database

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