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This Is My Affair

1937 · 100 min

A polished old-Hollywood romance wrapped around an undercover crime plot, earnest and suspenseful with a bittersweet edge.

Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genres
Romance, Crime, Drama
Starring
Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen
Tagline
The story that shook a nation even to the highest places!
Overview
President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genres
Romance, Crime, Drama
Starring
Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • crime
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, crime, drama
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Written by
Lamar Trotti, Allen Rivkin
Starring
Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Douglas Fowley, Alan Dinehart, Sig Ruman
Music
Charles Maxwell, Arthur Lange
Cinematography
Robert H. Planck
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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