Love Affair (1939)
1h 28m | PG-13
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.
Director: Leo McCarey
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Genre: Drama, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
Irene Dunne
as Terry McKay
Charles Boyer
as Michel Marnet
Maria Ouspenskaya
as Grandmother
Lee Bowman
as Kenneth Bradley
Astrid Allwyn
as Lois Clarke
Maurice Moscovitch
as Maurice Cobert
Reviews
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.