Release Date: Jan 11, 1947 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.4/5
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Ida "Don't mess with me" Lupino takes a job as a singer in Robert Alda's seedy Santa Monica nitery. Lupino ignores Alda's advances to cultivate a romance with pianist Bruce Bennett. Alda uses his connections with the Mob to break up the relationship--and also, hopefully, to break up Bennett into little pieces. Logic is not the film's strong suit, but it scores on atmosphere and tension. Man I Love served as the inspiration for Martin Scorcese's much-later New York, New York. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Jan 11, 1947 Wide
Dec 15, 1993
All Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)
Fascinating mix of romantic soap opera, jazz musical and film noir motifs.
... a refreshingly mature film rich with stories of frustrated lives, unrequited loves and tough times just getting by in the world without selling your soul.
Except for Ida Lupino's feisty performance as a tortured woman in love who tries to help her family, the acting was weak.
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