Love Affair

1939

1h 28m

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7.0/10

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A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.

Directors

Leo McCarey

Writers

Delmer Daves(screenplay by)

Donald Ogden Stewart(screenplay by)

Leo McCarey(story by)

Stars

Irene Dunne

Charles Boyer

Maria Ouspenskaya

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Top cast

Terry McKay

Michel Marnet

Grandmother

Kenneth Bradley

Lois Clarke

Maurice Cobert

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Scotty Beckett

Boy on Ship (uncredited)

Ferike Boros

Terry's Landlady (uncredited)

Mary Bovard

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Drunk with Christmas Tree (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

George Ford

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

J.C. Fowler

Doctor (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Doctor (uncredited)

Carol Hughes

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Directors

Leo McCarey

Writers

Delmer Daves(screenplay by)

Donald Ogden Stewart(screenplay by)

Leo McCarey(story by)

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A classy feature from Leo McCarey, this one. Charles Boyer is a playboy crossing the Atlantic on a luxury liner; he meets and falls in love with Irene Dunne, a talented chanteuse heading to New York. They agree to meet six months later once he has become less of a rake and is able to support them both. On that fateful day, she arrives at the Empire State Building only to be involved in a paralysing car accident of which he - already at the top of the tower - is and remains unaware. It's a gentle, well acted melodrama with a simple, engaging plot and two charismatic leads. The writing is a touch on the sentimental side at times, but it's still a lovely film to watch 80 years after it was made.

Geronimo196722 Jun, 2022