Love Nest (1951)

Director:

Joseph M. Newman

Writers:

Scott Corbett (novel)
I.A.L. Diamond (writer)

Release Date:

10 October 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in...

Plot Keywords:

Tenant | Building | Apartment | Writer | Beautiful Woman

Cast

June Haver	...	Connie Scott
William Lundigan	...	Jim Scott
Frank Fay	...	Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
Marilyn Monroe	...	Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens
Jack Paar	...	Ed Forbes
Leatrice Joy	...	Eadie Gaynor
Henry Kulky	...	George Thompson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Albin Robeling

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Not Rated

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Charley's quote from John Webster is from 'Westward Hoe' Act II Scene 2. It is also quite similar to one of the Apothegms of Francis Bacon (1561-1626) - "Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of age, that age appears to be best in four things, - old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read".

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Biography: Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess" (1996)

Two 'bubbly-blondes' for the price of one!.

A convivial 'feel-good ,optimistic' film.'Love Nest' makes you wish you could book-in to that brownstone building c.1951 for some immediate soul revival.Incongruously;the soundtrack contains humming acappella harmonising that confirms to you;it's 'a cinematic treat'.It's 1946:June Haver has invested every last dime in a New York apartment block,hubby William Lundigan returns to a mayhem of repair bills & squabbling tenants.Marilyn Monroe;his ex-army buddy infuriates his jealous wife & Frank Fay is a 'Gentleman Lothario con-man' operating from his apartment rooms.The incidental characters are impressionable.It's a recap of 'old style' values;whence one time.Utterly nostalgic.A DVD I can watch again & again.I can't decide if this is a 'June Haver' star vehicle or a 'Marilyn Monroe' star vehicle?.Hence:two for the price of one!.