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DramaRomance

Love Affair

- 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.

Release Date : 1939-04-07

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Irene Dunne

Character Name : Terry McKay

Original Name : Irene Dunne

Gender : Female

Charles Boyer

Character Name : Michel Marnet

Original Name : Charles Boyer

Gender : Male

Maria Ouspenskaya

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Maria Ouspenskaya

Gender : Female

Lee Bowman

Character Name : Kenneth Bradley

Original Name : Lee Bowman

Gender : Male

Astrid Allwyn

Character Name : Lois Clarke

Original Name : Astrid Allwyn

Gender : Female

Maurice Moscovitch

Character Name : Maurice Cobert

Original Name : Maurice Moscovitch

Gender : Male

Mary Bayless

Character Name : Theatre Patron

Original Name : Mary Bayless

Gender : Female

Scotty Beckett

Character Name : Boy on Ship

Original Name : Scotty Beckett

Gender : Male

Ferike Boros

Character Name : Terry's Landlady

Original Name : Ferike Boros

Gender : Female

Mary Bovard

Character Name : Autograph Seeker

Original Name : Mary Bovard

Gender : Female

Tom Dugan

Character Name : Drunk with Christmas Tree

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Ship Passenger

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

George Ford

Character Name : Ship Passenger

Original Name : George Ford

Gender : Male

J.C. Fowler

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : J.C. Fowler

Gender : Male

Joe Gilbert

Character Name : Theatre Patron

Original Name : Joe Gilbert

Gender : Male

Dell Henderson

Character Name : Cafe Manager

Original Name : Dell Henderson

Gender : Male

Leyland Hodgson

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Leyland Hodgson

Gender : Male

Carol Hughes

Character Name : Nightclub Patron

Original Name : Carol Hughes

Gender : Female

Lloyd Ingraham

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Lloyd Ingraham

Gender : Male

Phyllis Kennedy

Character Name : Terry's Maid Annie

Original Name : Phyllis Kennedy

Gender : Female

Joan Leslie

Character Name : Autograph Seeker

Original Name : Joan Leslie

Gender : Female

Fred Malatesta

Character Name : Shipboard Photographer

Original Name : Fred Malatesta

Gender : Male

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Character Name : Orphanage Superintendent

Original Name : Frank McGlynn Sr.

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Man in Couple on Deck

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Gerald Mohr

Character Name : Man

Original Name : Gerald Mohr

Gender : Male

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name : Shipboard Passenger

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Richard Neill

Character Name : Theatre Patron

Original Name : Richard Neill

Gender : Male

Field Norton

Character Name : Shipboard Passenger

Original Name : Field Norton

Gender : Male

Kitty O'Neil

Character Name : Orphanage Housekeeper

Original Name : Kitty O'Neil

Gender : Female

Oscar O'Shea

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Oscar O'Shea

Gender : Male

Fred Rapport

Character Name : Ship Passenger

Original Name : Fred Rapport

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-22

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.