Affair
Affair with a Stranger is a 1953 American comedy-drama starring Jean Simmons and Victor Mature. It was directed by Roy Rowland, and was originally to be released as Kiss and Run. The film centres on the rumoured marital troubles of a successful playwright. As various people who came into contact with the couple reminisce about the couple's past, the story of the relationship and the budding affair that is potentially destroying it is told through a series of flashbacks. Upon release, the film was met with lukewarm reviews, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times
The New York Times calling it "a virtual collection of cliches".[2]

Contents

1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links

Plot[edit] On a train, playwright Bill Blakeley (Victor Mature) fends off the romantic flirtations of Janet Boothe (Monica Lewis), an actress from his play. But, when wife Carolyn (Jean Simmons) decides not to join him, Bill makes a dinner date with Janet, who plants a story with a gossip columnist about the Blakeleys possibly heading for a divorce. Friends and acquaintances begin recalling how the couple met. Carolyn Parker was a fashion model who bought a Toledo, Ohio, newspaper each day. Bill pretended to be from Toledo as well to get to know her, only to learn that Carolyn's actually from England and has been buying the papers for a neighbor. After their marriage, Bill's struggles to find work, combined with his gambling, force Carolyn to support them. He finally takes a job as a waiter and slips a copy of a manuscript to a customer, a producer who makes Bill's play a success. One night, Carolyn must miss the opening of a play because she is having a baby. The child dies, and she can have no more. Bill is as supportive in her hour of need as she had been in his. Concerned that he might be vulnerable to an ambitious actress, however, Carolyn takes the next train to New York. She runs into Bill at the station and into his arms. Cast[edit]

Victor Mature
Victor Mature as Bill Blakeley Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons as Carolyn Parker Monica Lewis
Monica Lewis as Janet Boothe Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell as Ma Stanton Linda Douglas as Dolly Murray Dabbs Greer as Happy Murray Wally Vernon
Wally Vernon as Joe, Taxi Driver Nicholas Joy as Producer George W. Craig Olive Carey as Cynthia Craig Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne as Mrs. Wallace Lillian Bronson as Miss Crutcher George Cleveland
George Cleveland as Pop Billy Chapin
Billy Chapin as Timmy

Production[edit] Victor Mature
Victor Mature was going to star in Split Second. However he assigned to this instead and production on Split Second was pushed back.[3] Filming started 9 July 1952 and papers reported it being "rushed before the cameras".[4] The original title was Break up.[5] This was changed to Kiss and Run in April 1953[6] before becoming Affair
Affair with a Stranger. The film was the fourth Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons made for Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes and RKO. Simmons and her husband Stewart Granger sued Hughes to get out of the contract. It settled out of court. Part of the final arrangement was she would do this film for no extra money.[7] Also, Simmons agreed to make three more movies under the auspices of RKO, but not actually at that studio - she would be loaned out. She would make an additional picture for 20th Century Fox while RKO got the services of Victor Mature for one film.[8] (Simmons and Mature would team for one last time, on Fox's enormously popular The Robe.) Olive Carey, widow of Harry Carey, had a small role.[9] Steve Rowland, son of director Roy Rowland, made his debut in the film.[10] Reception[edit] The Los Angeles Times called the story "quite ordinary" and said the film "can't seem to make up its mind if it's comedy or drama."[11] References[edit]

^ " Affair
Affair with a Stranger: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2014.  ^ NYT review ^ GARSON, ALLYSON NAMED FOR ROLES: Former Will Play Marjorie Lawrence, 'Met' Opera Star -- Latter in Comedy Special
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times
New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 11 July 1952: 13. ^ Victor Mature
Victor Mature Stars Opposite Simmons; Wald Seeks New Hayward Deal Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 10 July 1952: A11. ^ Looking at Hollywood: Victor Mature
Victor Mature Adds Another to His Busy Picture Schedule Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 15 July 1952: a2. ^ STUDIO BRIEFS Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 28 Apr 1953: 21. ^ Looking at Hollywood: Story of Talking Animals Bought for Movie Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 18 July 1952: a4. ^ Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons Suit Settled by Hughes: British Actress Wins on Points; Producer to Pay All Costs of Trial Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 July 1952: A1. ^ Joan Crawford Studies 'Penthouse' Dual Role; Franz in 'Jazz Singer' Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 02 Aug 1952: 13. ^ Romance Plays Important Part in War Feature Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 02 Sep 1952: B9. ^ Jean Simmons, Mature Share Mild Vicissitudes Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 09 July 1953: B8.

External links[edit]

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Affair with a Stranger at TCMDB Affair
Affair with a Stranger at AllMovie Affair
Affair with a Stranger at the American Film Institute Catalog Review
Review of film at New York Times Affair
Affair with a Stranger at Victormature.net

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Films directed by Roy Rowland

Hollywood Party (1934) A Night at the Movies (1937) A Stranger in Town (1943) Lost Angel (1943) Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) Boys' Ranch (1946) The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) Killer McCoy (1947) Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) Scene of the Crime (1949) The Outriders (1950) Two Weeks with Love
Two Weeks with Love (1950) Bugles in the Afternoon
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) Affair
Affair with a Stranger (1953) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) The Moonlighter (1953) Witness to Murder (1954) Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop (1954) Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954, TV special) Hit the Deck (1955) Many Rivers to Cross (1955) Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years (1956) Gun Glory (1957) Seven Hills of Rome (1958) The Girl Hunters (1962) Gunfighters of