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Love Affair (1939)

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Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 7
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Release Date: Mar 16, 1939 Wide

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Leo McCarey's classic tale of romance stars Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer as two strangers who fall in love on an ocean voyage. Charles Boyer is Michel Marnet, engaged to be married to Lois Clarke (Astrid Allwyn). Irene Dunne is Terry McKay, also engaged to be married, in this case to Kenneth Bradley (Lee Bowman). But when Michel and Terry meet aboard a ship, they fall instantly in love. In order to prove to themselves their love affair is not just a shipboard romance, they agree to meet six

Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Leo McCarey

Written By: Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart, Donald Stewart

In Theaters: Mar 16, 1939 Wide

On DVD: Jun 12, 1998

Madacy Entertainment

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Cast

Irene Dunne
Terry McKay
Charles Boyer
Michel Marnet
Maria Ouspenskaya
Grandmother Janou
Lee Bowman
Ken Bradley
Astrid Allwyn
Lois Clarke
Maurice Moscovich
Maurice Cobert
Scotty Beckett
Boy on Ship
Ferike Boros
Boarding House Keeper
Bill Lee Brown
Kenneth Bradley
Bess Flowers
Couple on Deck
Dell Henderson
Cafe Manager
Leyland Hodgson
Doctor
Phyllis Kennedy
Maid
Joan Leslie
Autograph Seeker
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Orphanage Superintenden...
Harold Miller
Couple on Deck
Gerald Mohr
Extra
Oscar O'Shea
Priest
Carolyn Hughes
Nightclub Patron
Lloyd Ingraham
Tom Dugan
Drunk with Christmas Tr...

Critic Reviews for Love Affair

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)

Meticulously directed by McCarey and splendidly acted by Boyer and Irene Dunne, this is the first and best screen version of the romantic drama that McCarey himself remade in 1957 and Warren Beatty in 1994.

January 29, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Kicks into a tearjerker drama in the third act.

June 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

...the characters' climactic meeting is strangely underwhelming...

January 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Outstanding first version of An Affair to Remember. Superior on all counts.

November 24, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Original version of the old saw of star crossed lovers filmed most famously as An Affair to Remember. Not bad but missing the remake's lushness, musical score, although unfortunately Dunne sings, and strong chemistry of the leads. Boyer is very good here, Irene Dunne while certainly not bad and a sprightly comedienne

March 30, 2010

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It's easy to understand this film's influence on movies such as Sleepless in Seattle. My only real gripe: The ending's too abrupt. Fair warning: If you see this, have the tissues handy just in case. This may be my favorite Irene Dunne. She's a smart actress, and that intelligence shines through here. Yeah, Charles

November 16, 2007