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1941 film by Gregory Ratoff

The Men in Her Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Ratoff
Screenplay byFrederick Kohner
Michael Wilson
Paul Trivers
Based onBallerina
by Lady Eleanor Smith
Produced byGregory Ratoff
StarringLoretta Young
Conrad Veidt
Dean Jagger
John Shepperd
Otto Kruger
Eugenie Leontovich
CinematographyHarry Stradling
Arthur Miller
Edited byFrancis D. Lyon
Music byDavid Raksin
Production
company		Gregory Ratoff Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 30, 1941 (1941-10-30)
Running time89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Men in Her Life is a 1941 American period drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Conrad Veidt, Dean Jagger, John Shepperd, Otto Kruger and Eugenie Leontovich. It is an adaptation of the 1932 novel Ballerina by the British writer Eleanor Smith. It was nominated for the 1941 Academy Award for Best Sound Recording (John P. Livadary), but lost to That Hamilton Woman. The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Nicolai Remisoff.

Plot

A nineteenth-century circus performer becomes a celebrated dancer, but has trouble balancing her romantic and family aspirations with her career.

Cast

Uncredited

References

  1. "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  2. "The Men in Her Life (1941)". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. "The Men in Her Life". AFI Catalof of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

Bibliography

  • McLean, Adrienne L. Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 2008.

External links

Films directed by Gregory Ratoff


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