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A Woman of Affairs

1928·91 min·US
Director: Clarence Brown
DramaRomance

Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral. When Neville reappears in her life, will he be able to save her from her own misery?

Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral. When Neville reappears in her life, will he be able to save her from her own misery?

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Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Diana Merrick

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

Neville Holderness

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Dr. Hugh Trevelyan

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

David Furness

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Jeffry Merrick

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Sir Morton Holderness

Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Constance

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Party Guest (uncredited)

A

Agostino Borgato

French Police Inspector (uncredited)

Sydney Jarvis

Sydney Jarvis

Gendarme (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Detective (uncredited)

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Young Diana (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

French Hotel Concierge (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Man Peering Into Room (uncredited)

F

Frank Finch Smiles

Butler (uncredited)

Crew

Michael Arlen

writer

William H. Daniels

cinematographer

Marian Ainslee

writer

Ruth Cummings

writer

Bess Meredyth

writer

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