The Men in Her Life
- October 30, 1941 (1941-10-30)
The Men in Her Life is a 1941 American period drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Conrad Veidt, Dean Jagger, John Shepperd, Otto Kruger and Eugenie Leontovich. It is an adaptation of the 1932 novel Ballerina by the British writer Eleanor Smith. It was nominated for the 1941 Academy Award for Best Sound Recording (John P. Livadary), but lost to That Hamilton Woman.[1][2][3] The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Nicolai Remisoff.
Plot
A nineteenth-century circus performer becomes a celebrated dancer, but has trouble balancing her romantic and family aspirations with her career.
Cast
- Loretta Young as Lina Varsavina
- Conrad Veidt as Stanislas Rosing
- Dean Jagger as David Gibson
- Eugenie Leontovich as Marie
- John Shepperd as Roger Chevis
- Otto Kruger as Victor
- Paul Baratoff as Manilov
- Ann Todd as Rose
- Billy Rayes as Nurdo
- Ludmila Toretzka as Madame Olenkova
- Tom Ladd as Lina's Dancing Partner
Uncredited
- John Elliott as Andrew, Gibson's Butler
- Holmes Herbert as Second Doctor
- Edward Van Sloan as First Doctor
References
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "The Men in Her Life (1941)". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "The Men in Her Life". AFI Catalof of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
Bibliography
- McLean, Adrienne L. Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
External links
- The Men in Her Life at IMDb
- The Men in Her Life at AllMovie
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