A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.
| Tagline | They Part as Strangers... to meet again as lovers...! Two people who were true to themselves...and who loved each other...at the expense of those who loved them! |
| Release Date: | Apr 07, 1939 |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Production Company: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman, Astrid Allwyn, Maurice Moscovitch, Mary Bayless, Scotty Beckett, Ferike Boros, Mary Bovard, Tom Dugan |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
A classy feature from Leo McCarey, this one. Charles Boyer is a playboy crossing the Atlantic on a luxury liner; he meets and falls in love with Irene Dunne, a talented chanteuse heading to New York. They agree to meet six months later once he has become less of a rake and is able to support them both. On that fateful day, she arrives at the Empire State Building only to be involved in a paralysing car accident of which he - already at the top of the tower - is and remains unaware. It's a gentle, well acted melodrama with a simple, engaging plot and two charismatic leads. The writing is a touch on the sentimental side at times, but it's still a lovely film to watch 80 years after it was made.
