| Love Affair | |
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| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
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| Produced by | Leo McCarey |
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| Cinematography | Rudolph Maté |
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| Music by | Roy Webb |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $860,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.8 million[1] |
Love Affair is a 1939 American romance film, co-starring Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, and featuring Maria Ouspenskaya. It was directed by Leo McCarey and written by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, based on a story by McCarey and Mildred Cram.[2] Controversial on concept, the official screenplay was re-tooled and rewritten to appease Hollywood censorship and relied on actor input and improvisation, causing long delays and budget extensions.
The movie became a surprise hit of 1939, showing McCarey's versatility after a long career of comedic films, and launching the surprising team-up of Dunne and Boyer. Academy Award nominations include Best Actress for Dunne, Best Supporting Actress for Ouspenskaya, Best Original Song, Best Writing (Original), and Best Picture. Its popularity was later dwarfed by McCarey's 1957 remake An Affair to Remember, which spawned its own remakes with 1994's Love Affair and a few Indian adaptations.
- ^ a b Richard Jewel (1994). "RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (1): 56.
- ^ "Love Affair 1939". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 22, 2016.