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7.3/10
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A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 6 nominations total
Maurice Moscovitch
- Maurice Cobert
- (as Maurice Moscovich)
Mary Bayless
- Theate Patron
- (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett
- Boy on Ship
- (uncredited)
Ferike Boros
- Terry's Landlady
- (uncredited)
Mary Bovard
- Autograph Seeker
- (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
- Drunk with Christmas Tree
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
George Ford
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
- Theatre Patron
- (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
- Cafe Manager
- (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
Carol Hughes
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter this movie was released, restaurants were suddenly bombarded with requests for pink champagne.
- GoofsWhen Terry and Michel are on the ship during the day and they are next to the railing talking and reading their letters, the ocean is moving behind them. Just after the closeup on Terry, she turns and faces the ocean, and the shadow of her head can be seen on the screen that displays the ocean.
- Quotes
Terry McKay: My father used to say, "It's a funny thing, but the things we like best are either illegal, immoral or fattening."
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are on pages of a book, through which a female hand is paging.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "LOVE AFFAIR - UN GRANDE AMORE (1939) + SE FOSSI LIBERO (1933)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Our Gang Story (1994)
- SoundtracksSing My Heart
(1939)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Performed by Irene Dunne (uncredited) at a nightclub
Featured review
Love Affair is one of my favorite movies. Irene Dunne is a lovely lady, who sings beautifully. Charles Boyer is a subtle, elegant actor who wins my heart every time. Maria Ouspenskaya is lovely as Boyer's grandmother. I understand from Boyer's biography, that he suggested the scene with her as a method of making his character more sympathetic. What an addition to the film! I prefer this version of the story to the later one. Watch the scene near the end when Boyer realizes that his painting was given to Dunne and understands what happened the night he waited at the Empire State Building. What acting!
- conniethompson
- Jul 16, 2000
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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