Noir Alley screens Ida Lupino in The Man I Love

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TCM’s Noir Alley is airing The Man I Love (1946) starring Ida Lupino tonight at 9:00 PM PT. Raoul Walsh directed the 1 hour 36 minute film, which co-stars Robert Alda and Andrea King and follows a nightclub singer who gets involved with a mobster. Peg La Centra provided the singing for Lupino, and the picture mixes film-noir grit with musical numbers while showcasing Ida Lupino’s glamorous wardrobe and hard‑boiled banter. The Man I Love is a compact example of nightclub noir that highlights Lupino’s range as a postwar leading lady and makes for an easy, single-evening watch.

P.M.Bryant

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On TCM’s Noir Alley this weekend: “The Man I Love” (1946) As one reviewer of the time wrote: “Paging all Lupino fans: Your favorite star is in fine fettle in this one! She never looked more glamorous or packed a bigger punch with every word and gesture than she does here.” #NoirAlley

Poster for The Man I Love (1946)

She sang a song
•..AND EVERY YEARNING WOMAN'S HEART IS IN IT!!
JJ THE MAN I LOVE...
SOME DAY HELL COME ALONG
AND HELL BE
BIG AND STRONG THE MAN I LOVE..•
IDA LUPINO
ROBERT ALDA
ANDREA KING
BRUCE BENNETT
THE MAN I LOVE
DIRECTED BY RAOUL WALSH
WARNER BROS.

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CT Million

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#NoirChecklist for #TheManILove: -Nightclub setting -Nightclub chanteusery -(Sleazy) nightclub owner -Naïve younger sister -Multiple flashbacks -Shell-shocked vet -Boozy floozy friend -Shiftless hubby in T-shirt -Ida wearing more gilded glitter than a Liberace estate sale #NoirAlley #TCMParty

411h ago

Jenny Lens, Punk Pioneers Photographer5

Thank you for this checklist. I adore #TheManILove. Seen it countless times. Don't have TCM. But I can hold my own when it comes to discussing this timeless classic. Photo is stunning! Lee Grant said Ida was far prettier than she photographed. She wore fantastic clothes so easily. She's so tiny!

✨ Kay Goodstadt ✍️ Author✨4

That dress on her hips is fire.🔥

Coming Up On TCM

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#ComingUpOnTCM THE MAN I LOVE (1946) Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King Dir.: Raoul Walsh 9:00 PM PT A nightclub singer gets involved with a mobster. 1h 36m | Film Noir Musical | TV-G #TCM #TCMParty

474h ago

CondimentGrrl aka Marcy

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The neckline and hair decoration on Ida’s outfit is DREAMY! #NoirAlley #TCMParty #TheManILove

332h ago

Liz Tamny3

really like this one #TCMParty

🎞️🎥✨celluloidsoul

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OMG he's an Olympic athlete and now he plays the piano beautifully too?!?!! Mildred Pierce is definitely ruined for me. #TheManILove #NoirAlley #TCMParty

222h ago

Aldo Gandia

@aldobarkeeper.bsky.social

Ida Lupino was considered a pretty good vocalist, but it's Peg La Centra doing the singing for her. She was a well-known big band vocalist and radio actress. Her husband was #FilmNoir favorite Paul Stewart #TheManILove #NoirAlley #TCMParty with a sultry singer

242h ago

John M Keating

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Ida Lupino is the only PERSON to have starred in and directed an episode of The Twilight Zone #NoirAlley #TheManILove #TCMParty

232h ago

Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️

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Bruce Bennett (as Herman Brix) won the silver medal in shot put in the 1928 Olympics and lived to the ripe old age of 100! (I’ve been down a Tarzan rabbit hole lately) #TheManILove #NoirAlley #TCMParty

252h ago

Shane

@sbliss.bsky.social

Very interesting to watch Robert Alda and Alan Hale, two guys who really really look like their actor sons. #NoirAlley #TCMParty

222h ago

teamrickandilsa.bsky.social

@teamrickandilsa.bsky.social

So when’s that dead body going to drop? Come on! I was promised murder and mayhem. #TheManILove #NoirAlley #TCMParty

203h ago

@gingergray.bsky.social

Here for Ida Lupino and #TheManILove on #NoirAlley. I own it, i’ve seen it, but it’s been quite a while. And it’s Ida Lupino!! #TCMParty

153h ago

Kat Martinez, MA

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Enjoyed #TheManILove but had a bit of trouble giving my full attention to it. Until the slapping! See all you Noiristas next time! #NoirAlley #TCMParty

151h ago