A suicidal World War I veteran and an antique dealer, both already married to others, embark on a love affair.A suicidal World War I veteran and an antique dealer, both already married to others, embark on a love affair.A suicidal World War I veteran and an antique dealer, both already married to others, embark on a love affair.
- Moving Man Handling Sarah's Trunks
- (uncredited)
- Organ Grinder
- (uncredited)
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
- Burford - Gordon's Butler
- (uncredited)
- Hector's Bridge Partner
- (uncredited)
- Dr. Clairbourne
- (uncredited)
- Man Selling French Postcards
- (uncredited)
- Sharpshooter
- (uncredited)
- Man at Dance
- (uncredited)
- Parisian Night Club Patron
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe play, "Behold, We Live", opened in London on 16 August 1932.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Man Selling French Postcards: [scene: a Paris street cafe] Des cartes postales, m'sieur? Des cartes postales, sir?
[Man seated with lady shoos the vendor away]
Man Selling French Postcards: [approaching Gordon and Hector's table] Postal cards, m'sier? *Dirty* postcards?
Hector Stribling: [turning away, disgusted] Uh!
Gordon Evers: Charming.
[taking the cards]
Gordon Evers: Would you like to look at them, Hector?
Hector Stribling: Certainly not!
Gordon Evers: How much are they?
Man Selling French Postcards: Twenty francs.
Gordon Evers: There you are.
Man Selling French Postcards: Merci m'sieur. Merci.
[Gordon tears up the cards, bows to the vendor, and throws the pieces away]
Hector Stribling: Why... why on earth did you do that?
Gordon Evers: Who knows, it may save the soul of some American tourist.
- 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.
Barrister Clive Brook and Interior Decorator Irene Dunne unhappily wed to others fall in love. Brook carries with him a souvenir of the last war which causes him all kinds of health problems and being married to a cold fish of a wife Lorraine McLean doesn't help.
Irene Dunne is married to Nils Asther a real smooth operator who works in the nether regions of morality and legality. He's got the best role in the film and makes it count with only a few lines.
At this point in her career Irene Dunne was churning out these soap operas regularly at RKO. I think the ending looked like it was tacked on. I'm reasonably sure this was not the ending the author had in mind.
Irene Dunne fans will like it and Clive Brook beats out Herbert Marshall for the best British stiff upper lip.
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- Behold, We Live
- Filming locations
- Paris, France(establishing shots, backgrounds)
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1