Love Nest (1951)

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.

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.

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!.

This is a cute typical comedy from 20th Century-Fox in the early 1950's. This movie is famous because it has an early, very good, normal supporting performance by Marilyn Monroe. The movie stars June Haver (wife of Fred MacMurray) and Willam Lundigan, a minor leading man of the period.The cool thing is this film has supporting performances from three unusual actors: Jack Paar, in one of his few acting roles, Frank Fay, once married to Barbara Stanwyck, who was the most popular comedian and master-of-ceremonies of the entire Vaudeville era (he also the star of the original Broadway hit, "Harvey"), and Leatrice Joy, a famous silent actress in one of her final film roles.For those performances alone, it's worth watching.