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Love Affair (1939)
Released By: Madacy Entertainment   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: 3/16/1939
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Studio: Madacy Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Leo McCarey
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: 3/16/1939
Home Video Release: 2/18/2002
Cast: Astrid Allwyn, Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Maria Ouspenskaya
Published ID: 428380
UPC: 056775005399, 018111237697, 089218618993,
Plot: 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 months hence on the top of the Empire State Building. If they still feel the same way about each other, they will bid adieu to their fiancees and start their affair anew. Six months later, they are still thinking about each other and proceed to their meeting at the Empire State Building. Michel awaits Terry's arrival, but Terry, on the way to their meeting, is involved in a terrible car accident, leaving her a cripple. Later, by a twist of fate, they are reunited and Michel vows to stay with Terry to help her walk again. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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Better than A Love Affair to Remember
Added 4/14/2008

This film preceeded A Love Affair to Remember. It has the same director and (almost) the same script; but the acting is better! Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne give excellent performances. So, if you are a devotee of the Cary Grant and Debra Kerr version, give this one a try. It is a treat!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The one that started it all
Added 1/14/2008

This is the wonderful rendition of what we most often think of as starting with "An Affair To Remember". This is the original, with many of it's scenes and even it's dialogue repeated in "An Affair To Remember" I owned this VHS and played it until it became unplayable. I recently purchased a used copy of the DVD and it had a lot of noise in the background toward the end. This, however, was on the one I purchased and I doubt it would appear on all discs available. Anyone who loves "Sleepless In Seattle" and "An Affair To Remember" should own "Love Affair". It is a true gem and draws a tear at the end as love is found despite it all.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Good Movie
Added 12/1/2007

This is a good movie, maybe not a good as the remake with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, but still worth watching.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Fine film, but...
Added 7/27/2007

This is a Hollywood classic, every bit as good as the other [...] reviewers contend. BUT the picture on the DVD made in Canada by Madacy Entertainment Group is decidedly mediocre. It hasn't been technically enhanced, and there are occasional blotches and sound difficulties. Buy it; the price is right. But then wait for a better DVD to come along.
6 out of 6 people found this helpful.
STILL THE BEST!
Added 6/18/2007

As much as I admire Cary Grant for his presence and easy charm, he lacks the worldliness and dramatic depth of Charles Boyer whom I earlier admired in 'Algiers.' He's more graceful and expressive and his consumate Frenchness makes the contrast between he and Dunne all the more interesting and romantic. As for Irene Dunne, she's so effervescent compared to Kerr. Kerr seemed somewhat brittle for all her sincereity and warmth.
3 out of 3 people found this helpful.
Better than A Love Affair to Remember
Added 4/14/2008

This film preceeded A Love Affair to Remember. It has the same director and (almost) the same script; but the acting is better! Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne give excellent performances. So, if you are a devotee of the Cary Grant and Debra Kerr version, give this one a try. It is a treat!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The one that started it all
Added 1/14/2008

This is the wonderful rendition of what we most often think of as starting with "An Affair To Remember". This is the original, with many of it's scenes and even it's dialogue repeated in "An Affair To Remember" I owned this VHS and played it until it became unplayable. I recently purchased a used copy of the DVD and it had a lot of noise in the background toward the end. This, however, was on the one I purchased and I doubt it would appear on all discs available. Anyone who loves "Sleepless In Seattle" and "An Affair To Remember" should own "Love Affair". It is a true gem and draws a tear at the end as love is found despite it all.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Good Movie
Added 12/1/2007

This is a good movie, maybe not a good as the remake with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, but still worth watching.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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