The Man I Love (1946)

There should be a law against knowing the things I found out about men!

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, a formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls hard for him.

Cast (51)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ida Lupino

Petey Brown

Robert Alda

Nicky Toresca

Andrea King

Sally Otis

Martha Vickers

Virginia 'Ginny' Brown

Bruce Bennett

San Thomas

Alan Hale

Riley

Dolores Moran

Gloria O'Connor

John Ridgely

Roy Otis

Don McGuire

Johnny O'Connor

Warren Douglas

Joe Brown

Craig Stevens

Bandleader

T

Tony Romano

Singer at Bamboo Club

J

Janet Barrett

Cashier (uncredited)

Patricia Barry

Chorine (uncredited)

Florence Bates

Mrs. Thorpe (uncredited)

Monte Blue

Cop (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Jim the Bartender (uncredited)

N

Nancy Brinckman

Chorine (uncredited)

Barbara Brown

Barbara (uncredited)

Eddie Bruce

Second Drunk (uncredited)

B

Benny Burt

Waiter (uncredited)

J

Jack Daley

Flynn the Bartender (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Waiter (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd

Jimmy Johnson (uncredited)

Paula Drew

Chorine (uncredited)

William Edmunds

Uncle Tony Toresca (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

Drunk (uncredited)

P

Patrick Griffin

Buddy Otis (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh

Bartender (uncredited)

Jane Harker

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

S

Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

Peg La Centra

Petey Brown (singing voice) (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Sign Man (uncredited)

D

David Marshall

Singer (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Conga Dancer (uncredited)

R

Ralph Montgomery

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

H

Helen Pender

Chorine (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

Waiter (uncredited)

T

Tom Quinn

First Drunk (uncredited)

Robin Raymond

Lee (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Conga Dancer (uncredited)

J

John Sheridan

Musician (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Lucy (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Drunk (uncredited)

John Vosper

Gloria's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Ben Welden

Jack Atlas (uncredited)

J

Jack Wise

Waiter (uncredited)

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