The Man I Love (MOD) "Poison Ivy" The pals are soon assigned

The pals are soon assigned to the crew of a merchant ship posing as a German communications boat

complete with ruses

or the muscular poetry he found to express it" (Tony Rayns

Their marriage evolves into a tempestuous struggle as their needs

Co-starring Oscar-winner Rex Harrison ("My Fair Lady")

The Man I Love (MOD) "Poison Ivy" The pals are soon assignedTorch singer Petey Brown is beautiful and smart. The beautiful gets her in trouble. She'll need all of the smart to get out of it in this bluesy, boozy noir salute to tough dames in tough times. On a holiday visit to her family in the waning days of World War II, Petey expects a merry Christmas. Instead she gets a tangled web of mobsters, cheating wives, war traumatized vets and the kind of love that grabs hold fast and goes wrong faster. Ida Lupino