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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1402

A Notorious Affair

193070 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 66:52
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Lloyd Bacon · Public domain

Synopsis

An aristocratic woman marries an impoverished violinist against her family's wishes. A countess secretly advances his career and draws him into an affair, leaving success, illness and loyalty to test the marriage.

Cast

Billie Dove

DirectorsLloyd Bacon

Inspirations

The film adapts Audrey and Waverly Carter's play Fame. Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone and Kay Francis carry a drama built around the personal price of social and professional advancement.

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Billie Dove — Bain News Service, publisher · Public domain

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