As a way of an investment, Connie Scott, eagerly awaiting the return of her G.I. husband Jim from the war, buys an apartment building in Manhattan. All the money they had saved goes into the place, leaving them cash strapped until they begin getting any kind of operating profit form the rents they are charging their tenants. Jim and Connie, much in love, did not know into what they were getting. Things break and Jim is ill prepared to fix the problems.
Connie rents an apartment to Charley Patterson, a man of a certain age, who charms Eadie Gaynor, one of the other tenants, an older woman with an unmarried daughter. Things liven up with the arrival of Bobbie Stevens back from a tour of duty with the army in Europe, who happened to be friendly with Jim. Connie does not care too much about Bobbie, whom she perceives as a flirt who might be after her husband, nothing further from the truth.
For their anniversary, Jim takes Connie to a fancy club where they watch Charley romancing a smartly dressed woman. Connie becomes suspicious of her tenant's activities, feeling he might be using her friend Eadie. Jim, an aspiring novelist, suffers the rejection of his first book, but when Charley is finally caught for taking money from his lady conquests, takes him as the writer of his memoirs which becomes a best seller.
"Love Nest" a romantic comedy from Twenty Century Fox of 1951 is an entertaining look at that era. That Jim and Connie could buy a piece of Manhattan property for a song is in sharp contrast with today's prices. That era reflected a new kind of hope for America which had gone through a war and was now in the midst of prosperity. The newlyweds were part of that feeling as they build a viable piece of income as they started in their married life. As directed by Joseph Newman, the film is fast paced and fun to watch. The screenplay was written by I.A.L. Diamond, one of the best in the business who adapted the Scott Corbet's novel with great flair.
June Haver made a wonderful and peppy Connie. William Lundigan appeared as Jim. Frank Fay is delightful as the man with charm enough to seduce women who did not mind to shower him with money and gifts. Marilyn Monroe played Bobbie Stevens. She was at the height of her beauty at the time. Jack Paar one of the early hosts of the talk show formula on television is at hand playing a lawyer interested in Bobbie's charms.
Connie rents an apartment to Charley Patterson, a man of a certain age, who charms Eadie Gaynor, one of the other tenants, an older woman with an unmarried daughter. Things liven up with the arrival of Bobbie Stevens back from a tour of duty with the army in Europe, who happened to be friendly with Jim. Connie does not care too much about Bobbie, whom she perceives as a flirt who might be after her husband, nothing further from the truth.
For their anniversary, Jim takes Connie to a fancy club where they watch Charley romancing a smartly dressed woman. Connie becomes suspicious of her tenant's activities, feeling he might be using her friend Eadie. Jim, an aspiring novelist, suffers the rejection of his first book, but when Charley is finally caught for taking money from his lady conquests, takes him as the writer of his memoirs which becomes a best seller.
"Love Nest" a romantic comedy from Twenty Century Fox of 1951 is an entertaining look at that era. That Jim and Connie could buy a piece of Manhattan property for a song is in sharp contrast with today's prices. That era reflected a new kind of hope for America which had gone through a war and was now in the midst of prosperity. The newlyweds were part of that feeling as they build a viable piece of income as they started in their married life. As directed by Joseph Newman, the film is fast paced and fun to watch. The screenplay was written by I.A.L. Diamond, one of the best in the business who adapted the Scott Corbet's novel with great flair.
June Haver made a wonderful and peppy Connie. William Lundigan appeared as Jim. Frank Fay is delightful as the man with charm enough to seduce women who did not mind to shower him with money and gifts. Marilyn Monroe played Bobbie Stevens. She was at the height of her beauty at the time. Jack Paar one of the early hosts of the talk show formula on television is at hand playing a lawyer interested in Bobbie's charms.