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The Man I Love (1947)

The Man I Love poster
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nightclub singer returns to her hometown and becomes entangled with a troubled pianist. She navigates family obligations and her own desires in a world of danger and longing.

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What happens

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 Bros. Pictures, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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