The Men in Her Life
US (1941): Drama
Gregory Ratoff directs this charming and sincere Columbia film (and all too rarely seen), starring Loretta Young in one of her very finest performances as a 19th-century circus performer who wants to dance. It details her being discovered and trained by a mentor, whom she marries out of gratitude and two ardent suitors who follow her career. The film begins in the late 1850s and ends in the early 1870s. Ms. Young is totally believable as the enraptured want to be and later as the disillusioned ballerina. The supporting cast is fine and the film has an earnest feel to it, both in its look at the hard work it takes to become an artist and the difficulty of maintaining a private life as a star. Young performs a number of simple moves and her real dances are done by a stand-in shot from afar, in shadows or in close-ups of her feet. Cast includes Conrad Veidt, Dean Jagger, Eugenie Leontovich and Otto Kruger. (Arne Andersen, IMDb)
1 nomination
· Sound Recording 1941: John P. Livadary