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55% Critic Match
The Man I Love
“What would you do for the one you love?”
5.5 / 10• 1929• 1h 14m•NR• English
DramaRomanceActionComedy
Storyline
Wellman’s first all-talkie, scripted by Herman Mankiewicz, with arrogant boxer Richard Arlen romancing Mary Brian, then falling for temptress Olga Baclanova (Freaks) on the eve of the big fight.
Cast & Crew
Richard Arlen
Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks
Lead
Mary Brian
Celia Fields
Olga Baclanova
Sonia Barondoff
Harry Green
Curly Bloom
Jack Oakie
Lew Layton
Pat O'Malley
D.J. McCarthy
Leslie Fenton
Carlo Vesper
Charles Sullivan
Champ Mahoney
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Man I Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
