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The Affairs of Susan

NR·1945·110m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Summary

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual.

Cast

Joan Fontaine

Susan Darell

George Brent

Roger Berton

Dennis O'Keefe

Bill Anthony

Don DeFore

Mike Ward

Rita Johnson

Mona Kent

Walter Abel

Richard Aiken

Byron Barr

Chick

Mary Field

Nancy

Francis Pierlot

Uncle Jemmy

Lewis L. Russell

Mr. Cusp

Grace Albertson

Secretary (Uncredited)

Natalie Draper

Girl at Bright Dollar (Uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Vera Marshe

Brooklyn Girl (Uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Messenger Boy (Uncredited)

Douglas Carter

Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

James Conaty

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Brooke Evans

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Alice Fleming

Dowager (Uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

Mrs. Oakleaf (Uncredited)

Joel Friend

Boy (Uncredited)

Warren Hymer

Waiter (Uncredited)

Stan Johnson

Reporter (Uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Whortle (Uncredited)

Lucy Knoch

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Bartender at Bright Dollar (Uncredited)

Mira McKinney

Actress at Party (Uncredited)

James Millican

Major (Uncredited)

Kitty O'Neil

Evie (Uncredited)

Gordon Richards

Mr. Giddon (Uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Mr. Hughes (Uncredited)

Ruth Roman

Girl at Bright Dollar (Uncredited)

Robert Sully

Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Eddy Waller

Grumpy Man at Bright Dollar (Uncredited)

Crane Whitley

Colonel (Uncredited)

Audrey Young

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Renee DuPuis

Secretary (Uncredited)

June Harris

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Sam Harris

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Jerry James

Elevator Boy (Uncredited)

Wallace Earl

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Teala Loring

Girl (Uncredited)

William Meader

Waiter (Uncredited)

Harold Miller

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Fisherman (Uncredited)

Mavis Murray

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Adelaide Norris

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Field Norton

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Marjorie Silk

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Jane Starr

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Larry Steers

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Beverly Thompson

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

Audrey Westphal

Chorus Girl (Uncredited)

John Whitney

Captain (Uncredited)

Crew

Director

William A. Seiter

Original Story, Screenplay

Thomas Monroe

Original Story, Screenplay

László Görög

Screenplay

Richard Flournoy

Reviews

Geronimo1967

July 1, 2022

Four men all have one thing in common - they are totally infatuated with Joan Fontaine's title character. Thing is, none of them are in love with the same women - or, at least the same iteration of the same woman. She has presented each of them, over the years, with a different "Susan" but which might be the real one now? What follows is an episodic depiction of their life with her, from the perspective of each of the men, and in the end it falls to her to choose one or none of her potential suitors! It's not hard to see why the men would fall for this enigmatic woman, and the quirkiness of the story helps it along quite nicely. I can't say i was particularly fond of any of the "Susan's" we were offered, but Fontaine is more than adequate at getting us immersed and there's also quite a fun spat with Rita Johnson ("Mona") to add just a little humour that is otherwise lacking. It is too long, there are periods when the plot struggles a bit but it's still well worth watching this star in action.