The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946 · 96 min · EN · NR · 6.1 (18 votes)
Dir. Raoul Walsh · Starring Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale

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

Drama

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.

VIBE

A smoky, jazz-infused drama where weary hearts navigate the treacherous underbelly of a city that never sleeps. Expect soulful melodies, tough choices, and the bittersweet ache of love found and lost amidst shadows.

melancholicnoir-tingedromanticwearysteadyclassic Hollywood dramafilm noir elementstorch songlovebetrayaljazz agemoral ambiguity
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