The Man I Love

The Man I Love

96 mins | Drama | Dec. 26, 1946

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.

The Man I Love

96 mins | Drama | Dec. 26, 1946

The Man I Love
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Man I Love
Directors Ridgeway Callow, Raoul Walsh
Writers Maritta M. Wolff, Catherine Turney, Jo Pagano

Cast

Ida Lupino

as Petey Brown

Robert Alda

as Nicky Toresca

Andrea King

as Sally Otis

Martha Vickers

as Virginia 'Ginny' 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

Craig Stevens

as Bandleader

Tony Romano

as Singer at Bamboo Club

William Edmunds

as Uncle Tony Toresca

Jimmie Dodd

as Jimmy

Frank Ferguson

as Army Doctor

Dorothy Vaughan

as Lucy

Ben Welden

as Jack Atlas