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Love Affair

Love Affair

They Part as Strangers... to meet again as lovers...! Two people who were true to themselves...and who loved each other...at the expense of those who loved them!

19397.01h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Leo McCarey
Written by Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart, Mildred Cram
Produced by Leo McCarey
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Top Cast

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Terry McKay

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Michel Marnet

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Grandmother

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman

Kenneth Bradley

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Lois Clarke

Maurice Moscovitch

Maurice Moscovitch

Maurice Cobert

M

Mary Bayless

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Boy on Ship (uncredited)

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Terry's Landlady (uncredited)

Mary Bovard

Mary Bovard

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

new york cityorphanagemadeiraartistocean linerchampagneplayboylovesingerchapelgrandmotherempire state buildingocean voyageshipboard romanceshawl

About Love Affair

Love Affair is a drama, romance film released in 1939 exploring themes of new york city, orphanage, madeira, artist, ocean liner, champagne. Directed by Leo McCarey, it stars Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya. 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.

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