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Love Nest (1951)

 

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When Marilyn signed her new contract with the Fox, the studio intended to make her play a sexy blonde part.

"Love Nest", a light comedy, was custom-written. It was the 11th movie of a short career mainly constituted of small parts.

Marilyn's presence, purely decorative, made a lot of buzz.

Reporter Sidney Skolsky wrote that, when Marilyn undressed to take a shower, there was such a silence that nobody could hear a pin drop.

Pictures of the shooting

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Publicity pictures 

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Wardrobe tests 

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Hairdressing tests 

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CREDIT

Twentieth Century-Fox, black and white

Runtime : 84 mn

Release date : October 10, 1951.

 

Director : Joseph M. Newman

Producer : Jules Buck

Screenplay : I.A.L. Diamond, Scott Corbett (novel)

Director of photography : Lloyd Ahern

Music : Cyril J. Mockridge

Film editing : J. Watson Webb Jr

Art direction: George Patrick, Lyle R. Wheeler.

 

CAST

June Haver - Connie Scott

William Lundigan - Jim Scott

Frank Fay - Charley Patterson

Marilyn Monroe - Roberta "Bobby" Stevens

Jack Paar - Ed Forbes

Leatrice Joy - Eadie Gaynor

Henry Kulky - George Thompson

Marie Blake - Mrs Quigg

Patricia Miller - Florence

Maude Wallace - Mrs Arnold

Joe Ploski - Mr Hansen

Martha Wentworth - Mrs Thompson

Faire Binney - Mrs Frazier

Caryl Lincoln - Mrs McNab

Michael Ross - Mr McNab

Bob Jellison - Mr Fain

John Costello - postman

Charles Calvert - Mr Knowland

Leo Clary - detective Donovan

Jack Daly - Mr Clark

Ray Montgomery - Mr Gray

Florence Auer - Mrs Braddock

Edna Holland - Mrs Engstrand

Liz Slifer - Mrs Healy

Alvin Hammer - glazier.

SYNOPSIS

After the end of the war, Jim Scott (William Lundigan) comes back to New York City, where he joins his wife, Connie (June Haver). They move in an old building she has bought during his absence.

The building, partly rented, provides them an income, but creates endless problems which prevent him from achieving his writer vocation.

Marilyn plays Roberta, a former Army feminine helper and friend of Jim during the war. She also moves in the building and arouses Connie's suspicion, who shows herself jealous of her.

The story turns around the 2 other tenants, Charley Patterson (Frank Fay) and Eadie Gaynor (Leatrice Joy), who get married. Charley lends some money to Jim to maintain the building.

Trying to know from where Charley's sums come from, Jim and Connie realize that he steals rich widows. He is arrested. Eadie defends her husband so well that Jim Scott - who has accepted the money -  also go to jail. There, he writes his memories which are published when he comes out and brings him enough money to renovate the building.

When Charley comes out, he is redeemed by Eadie's love and becomes the father of twins.

 

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