Love Nest

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Love Nest

Rather forgettable sit-com story that wouldn't be worth watching at all if not for the fact Marilyn Monroe is in the film. She's fine in her sexy "army buddy" role of Billie. But the script by I.A.L. Diamond (frequent collaborator with Billy Wilder) is pedestrian at best, without a genuine laugh in the whole film. It is easily the weakest of the four Marilyn Monroe films Diamond wrote. The rest of the cast is mostly forgettable. Frank Fay is not as interesting as one might have hoped in the role of the serial womanizer and June Haver is less than memorable as the star of the film. Only Monroe has that certain charismatic screen presence that demands we watch her--especially as she gets undressed--takes a shower and wears a towel! As for the rest of the film, this nest is bare.

This is one of those forced early-'50's sex comedies without the sex. Lundigan is contrived and insipid, and Marilyn Monroe is totally miscast as his old Army buddy, Bobby Stephens. Henry Kulky provides the movie's only truly interesting character. When he is on-screen, he is making a different-and-better movie than the rest of the players.

Despite a madcap ending, we have a fairly good film here showing a returning vet finds that his wife has bought an apartment building and we meet quite an array of tenants living there. We see a well-meaning landlord who is soon confronted with a variety of expenses and a real wily new tenant who turns out to be a charmer while being a notorious lover who charms wealthy women out of vast sums of money. Of course, he finds true love in the building and marries one of the tenants and for their age, what happens at the end is quite incredible, yet alone against the laws of biology! William Lundigan and June Haver have the main roles. Of all people, Jack Paar shows up as a lawyer-friend of theirs and it's still a rather benign Marilyn Monroe as an army buddy of Lundigan. Good film to show the expenses that landlords have to go through.

It's an absolutely charming film, directed and filmed in a more than professional way, admirable played by all the actors. Unfortunately, and once again unfortunately, the gorgeous and unique woman in the history of the world, MM, has only a small role. But, so small, Marilyn is an absolute delight in all aspects: personality, acting, physical beauty. In the main roles and therefore with the most time on the screen, the almost completely unknown June Haver and William Lundigan. The one who steals the film with a seductive role (as in real life, being married to Barbara Stanwyck, Gladys Buchanan, Betty Kean and Frances White) is Frank Fay.

Love Nest is a funny witty movie....the actors are great in this film. I love the role that June Haver, and William Lundigan Play their part really good. Its very interesting to see how they will sell the building that they are living in. Its great family movie, even though its a classic and the story is back in 1951, its till fits in the times of today society. Expenses, and price increases. great show...it should always be shown. I love it, and I am thinking of ordering me a copy. Thank you for letting me share my view on this lovely funny and witty movie. In this movie, it shows you how to survive and how people had done things to make life easy for them. Today, they should have more movies like this on TV instead of the violence. Great movie.

A convivial 'feel-good ,optimistic' film.'Love Nest' makes you wish you could book-in to that brownstone building c.1951 for some immediate soul revival.Incongruously;the soundtrack contains humming acappella harmonising that confirms to you;it's 'a cinematic treat'.It's 1946:June Haver has invested every last dime in a New York apartment block,hubby William Lundigan returns to a mayhem of repair bills & squabbling tenants.Marilyn Monroe;his ex-army buddy infuriates his jealous wife & Frank Fay is a 'Gentleman Lothario con-man' operating from his apartment rooms.The incidental characters are impressionable.It's a recap of 'old style' values;whence one time.Utterly nostalgic.A DVD I can watch again & again.I can't decide if this is a 'June Haver' star vehicle or a 'Marilyn Monroe' star vehicle?.Hence:two for the price of one!.

I found "Love Nest" to be light,engaging, nicely moving romantic comedy.The two leads(June Haver& William Lundigan) are very likable and there's a fine supporting cast. Jack Paar is entertaining as a witty friend of the family. Marilyn Monroe does her talking mannequin thing and doesn't overstay.Frank Fay does a nice job as an old lady charmer(real & fake). The script, by Billy Wilder collaborator I.A.L.Diamond, has some good one-liners and some actual heart-felt moments; as a just furloughed G.I./writer and his young wife find them selves owner of a dilapidated apartment house in N.Y. city and all that goes with it (fussy tenants,building inspectors,kooky cat).It has a scratch your head ending, but it's a pleasant viewing experience.(note: the DVD has Marilyn Monroe plastered all over the cover.She's hardly in it.)