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Love Nest

  • 19511951
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.3K
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Love Nest (1951)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance

Two married New Yorkers purchase an old, run-down building full of colorful tenants.Two married New Yorkers purchase an old, run-down building full of colorful tenants.Two married New Yorkers purchase an old, run-down building full of colorful tenants.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.3K
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  • Director
    • Joseph M. Newman
  • Writers
    • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
    • Scott Corbett(novel "The Reluctant Landlord")
  • Stars
    • June Haver
    • William Lundigan
    • Frank Fay
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joseph M. Newman
  • Writers
    • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
    • Scott Corbett(novel "The Reluctant Landlord")
  • Stars
    • June Haver
    • William Lundigan
    • Frank Fay
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Love Nest
    Trailer 2:23
    Love Nest

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    M. Monroe, Bill Lundigan & June Haver in "Love Nest" 1951
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    Love Nest (1951)
    Love Nest (1951)
    June Haver and William Lundigan in Love Nest (1951)
    William Lundigan in Love Nest (1951)
    June Haver, Harry Hines, and William Lundigan in Love Nest (1951)
    Bradford Hatton and William Lundigan in Love Nest (1951)
    Frank Fay and William Lundigan in Love Nest (1951)

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    June Haver
    June Haver
    • Connie Scottas Connie Scott
    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Jim Scottas Jim Scott
    Frank Fay
    Frank Fay
    • Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Pattersonas Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevensas Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens
    Jack Paar
    Jack Paar
    • Ed Forbesas Ed Forbes
    Leatrice Joy
    Leatrice Joy
    • Eadie Gaynoras Eadie Gaynor
    Henry Kulky
    Henry Kulky
    • George Thompsonas George Thompson
    Florence Auer
    Florence Auer
    • Mrs. Braddockas Mrs. Braddock
    • (uncredited)
    Rodney Bell
    • Drunkas Drunk
    • (uncredited)
    Faire Binney
    Faire Binney
    • Mrs. Frazieras Mrs. Frazier
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Blake
    Marie Blake
    • Mrs. Quiggas Mrs. Quigg
    • (uncredited)
    Donna Jo Boyce
    • Girlas Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Burt
    Benny Burt
    • Cab Driveras Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Calvert
    • Mr. Knowlandas Mr. Knowland
    • (uncredited)
    Russ Clark
    Russ Clark
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Leo Cleary
    • Detective Donovanas Detective Donovan
    • (uncredited)
    George Conrad
    George Conrad
    • Delivery Manas Delivery Man
    • (uncredited)
    John Costello
    • Postmanas Postman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph M. Newman
    • Writers
      • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
      • Scott Corbett(novel "The Reluctant Landlord")
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    Storyline

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    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. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
    • tenant
    • jealousy
    • apartment building
    • sunbathing
    • author
    • 37 more
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    • Taglines
      • It's open house for laughter...and the screen's most heart-warming house-warming in years!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Because the bathing suit that Marilyn wears in the film 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.
    • Goofs
      When Jim joins Charles in the jail cell, twice the inmate in the next cell tells them to shut up, complaining their talk is keeping him awake. Charles then raises his voice to orate his life's story in a session that is to take all night, but the man in the next cell is never heard again.
    • Quotes

      Jim Scott: Oh, now you're arguing just like a woman.

      Connie Scott: I never claimed to be anything else.

    • Connections
      Featured in Marilyn (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Nest
      (uncredited)

      Music by Louis A. Hirsch

      Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach

    User reviews23

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Pleasant but unmemorable I.A.L. Diamond scripted comedy features a young Marilyn Monroe
    Written by I.A.L. Diamond, the future writing partner of the great Billy Wilder, the script has hints at some of their future collaborations ("The Apartment," Some Like it Hot," "The Fortune Cookie," etc), but is nowhere as good any of those films. This story is about a GI returning home to find his wife has bought a broken-down NYC brownstone as an investment for them to rent out to tenants. What ends up happening is they find themselves caught up in the lives of their various renters, most notably of which is a GI buddy of the husband, "Bobby" short for Roberta, played by a before-she-was-famous Marilyn Monroe. When she made this film, Monroe has just had her memorable small role in "All About Eve" and studio boss Darrly Zanuck took it upon himself to begin shaping her image with a key supporting part in this film. Monroe is quite good in the picture, but is only of the several tenants the film follows. If the film had more prominently featured Monroe or made more out the perceived love triangle between husband, wife, and Monroe, it may have made for a fun farcical door slamming sesx comedy along the lines of "Kiss Me, Stupid." Instead, it's merely a pleasant, but forgettable comedy that's now only of note as an early work by Monroe and Diamond before they went on to bigger and better films; Monroe with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "The Seven Year Itch" and Diamond co-writing "Love in the Afternoon" and "Monkey Business" (the Hawks comedy, not the Marx Bros. film) before their paths crossing again nine years later in the undeniable American film classic "Some Like it Hot." Overall, if you watch "Love Nest" don't expect anything the caliber of Monroe or Diamond's later work, but instead simply expect a modestly entertaining comedy.
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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A WAC in His Life
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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