The Men in Her Life

This article is about the 1941 film. For other uses, see Man in Her Life.

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.^[1][2][3] The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Nicolai Remisoff.

A 1942 advertisement for "The Men in Her Life" (Photoplay magazine).

The Men in Her Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Screenplay by	Frederick Kohner Michael Wilson Paul Trivers
Based on	Ballerina by Lady Eleanor Smith
Produced by	Gregory Ratoff
Starring	Loretta Young Conrad Veidt Dean Jagger John Shepperd Otto Kruger Eugenie Leontovich
Cinematography	Harry Stradling Arthur Miller
Edited by	Francis D. Lyon
Music by	David Raksin
Production company	Gregory Ratoff Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 30, 1941 (1941-10-30)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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

Cast

• Loretta Young as Lina Varsavina
• Conrad Veidt as Stanislas Rosing
• Dean Jagger as David Gibson
• Eugenie Leontovich as Marie
• John Shepperd as Roger Chevis
• Otto Kruger as Victor
• Paul Baratoff as Manilov
• Ann Todd as Rose
• Billy Rayes as Nurdo
• Ludmila Toretzka as Madame Olenkova
• Tom Ladd as Lina's Dancing Partner

Uncredited

• John Elliott as Andrew, Gibson's Butler
• Holmes Herbert as Second Doctor
• Edward Van Sloan as First Doctor