Love Affair Movie Review 1939

Multi-kleenex weepie inspired countless romantic dreams of true love atop the Empire State Building. Dunn and Boyer fall in love on a ship bound for NYC, but they're both involved. They agree to meet later at, guess where, to see if their feelings hold true, but tragedy intevenes. Excellent comedy-drama is witty at first, more subdued later, with plenty of romance and melodrama. Remade in 1957 (by McCarey) as "An Affair to Remember," a lesser version whose popularity overshadows the original. Look for fleeting glimpses of Leslie, Beckett, and Mohr. Ignore the public domain video, which replaces the original music. Remade again in 1994 as "Love Affair."

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 87 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Sail Away, Tearjerkers, Physical Problems, The Empire State Building, Otherwise Engaged

Screenplay

Leo McCarey, Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart

Cast

Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman, Astrid Allwyn, Maurice (Moscovitch) Moscovich, Scotty Beckett, Joan Leslie, Gerald Mohr, Dell Henderson, Carol Hughes

Cinematography

Rudolph Mate

Director

Leo McCarey

Music

Roy Webb

Producer

RKO