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My Man and I (1952)

My Man and I poster
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican immigrant farmworker in California falls for a troubled waitress who struggles with drinking. The wife of his boss also pursues him.

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What happens

My Man and I is a 1952 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film directed by William Wellman and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Shelley Winters, Wendell Corey and Claire Trevor. The plot concerns an ambitious Mexican immigrant farm laborer (Montalbán) who falls in love with an alcoholic waitress (Shelley Winters) despite being pursued by the beautiful wife of his boss. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Basevi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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