Love Nest (1951)

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, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim's friend Ed. ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph M. Newman

Writers:

I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay), Scott Corbett (novel)

Stars:

June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

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, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim's friend Ed. Tenant Charley, who marries tenant Eadie, loans money to Jim to help him keep the building, money which this Casanova obtains from rich widows.

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Plot Keywords:

building | tenant | writer | apartment | con | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casanova vuokralaisena

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because the bathing suit Marilyn Monroe wears was so risqué (for the time) and caused such a commotion on the set, director Joseph M. Newman had to make it a closed set while she was filming.

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Connections

Featured in American Masters: Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Love Nest"
(uncredited)
Music by Louis A. Hirsch
Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach

User Reviews

Contrived and boring

This is one of those forced early-'50's sex comedies without the sex. Lundigan is contrived and insipid, and Marilyn Monroe is totally miscast as his old Army buddy, Bobby Stephens. Henry Kulky provides the movie's only truly interesting character. When he is on-screen, he is making a different-and-better movie than the rest of the players.