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Love Affair

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7.0/10 • 111

1939-04-071h 28m

DramaRomance

DESPERATELY IN LOVE!- a great, tender romance to give you your deepest heart-thrill in months!

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
Editors
George Hively

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  1. Irene Dunne

    Irene Dunne

    Terry McKay

  2. Charles Boyer

    Charles Boyer

    Michel Marnet

  3. Maria Ouspenskaya

    Maria Ouspenskaya

    Grandmother

  4. Lee Bowman

    Lee Bowman

    Kenneth Bradley

  5. Astrid Allwyn

    Astrid Allwyn

    Lois Clarke

  6. Maurice Moscovitch

    Maurice Moscovitch

    Maurice Cobert

  7. Mary Bayless

    Mary Bayless

    Theatre Patron (uncredited)

  8. Scotty Beckett

    Scotty Beckett

    Boy on Ship (uncredited)

  9. Ferike Boros

    Ferike Boros

    Terry's Landlady (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022

7/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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