Affair in Monte Carlo (1952)
I recognized it immediately in the opening scene, but in case you don’t, Affair in Monte Carlo is the original version of Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman’s Life (turned into a live television production in 1962 with Ingrid Bergman). As I’d seen that version first, I knew how the story would progress.
The main difference is the narration of the movie. In this original version, Leo Genn tells the story to a bunch of friends about how his old flame Merle Oberon fell in love with a gambler. In the remake, an elderly Ingrid Bergman tells the story of her own romance to her granddaughter. Besides that, the stories are nearly identical. Merle is a classy woman of high society who randomly chances upon a destitute gambler in Monte Carlo, Richard Todd. She senses that he’s about to commit suicide, and she makes it her personal mission to save him and inspire him to live. It doesn’t really feel like a 1952 drama, but instead one from the 1930s. It’s very melodramatic and has hardly any depth to it, but if you love Merle, you can try it. I found it rather thin, but since it was such a short movie I figured it wouldn’t hurt me to finish it.
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More Merle Oberon movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1961's 24 Hours in a Woman's Life here!
The main difference is the narration of the movie. In this original version, Leo Genn tells the story to a bunch of friends about how his old flame Merle Oberon fell in love with a gambler. In the remake, an elderly Ingrid Bergman tells the story of her own romance to her granddaughter. Besides that, the stories are nearly identical. Merle is a classy woman of high society who randomly chances upon a destitute gambler in Monte Carlo, Richard Todd. She senses that he’s about to commit suicide, and she makes it her personal mission to save him and inspire him to live. It doesn’t really feel like a 1952 drama, but instead one from the 1930s. It’s very melodramatic and has hardly any depth to it, but if you love Merle, you can try it. I found it rather thin, but since it was such a short movie I figured it wouldn’t hurt me to finish it.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Merle Oberon movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1961's 24 Hours in a Woman's Life here!