Her Private Affair

1929
Passed
1h 10m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

167

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Crime Drama Romance

Her Private Affair is a 1929 drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Ann Harding. It was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company. It is a sound film using the RCA Ph... Read allHer Private Affair is a 1929 drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Ann Harding. It was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company. It is a sound film using the RCA Photophone sound-on-film sound system.Her Private Affair is a 1929 drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Ann Harding. It was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company. It is a sound film using the RCA Photophone sound-on-film sound system.

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5.1/10

167

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Trivia
This was Ann Harding's second film. In the movie, she is married to her real life husband, actor Harry Bannister. They were married in 1926 and later divorced in 1932. Bannister was 13 years older than Harding. Harding and Bannister also starred together in The Girl of the Golden West (1930). Before their movie careers, they were prominent actors in Pittsburgh theatre, appearing in productions with the Sharp Company and the Nixon Players. Harding also performed on Broadway, making her Broadway debut in 'Like A King' when she was only 19 years old.

Goofs
Although the gun which kills Hartmann is clearly an automatic pistol, in the courtroom scene, it is frequently referred to as a 'revolver'.

Quotes
Vera Kessler: Well, do you - do you want to give me my letters now - or must I pay Cash On Delivery?
Arnold Hartmann: You needn't quite make me out a blackmailer.
Vera Kessler: I don't blame you for thinking me a fool after the way I behaved in Italy. But, I'm not altogether an idiot. You asked for a loan, you hinted at a threat. There was really no mistaking what you meant.

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6/10

Saved by a Good Performance from Ann Harding

This film begins with a relatively wealthy woman by the name of "Vera Kessler" (Ann Harding) being blackmailed by a notorious womanizer named "Arnold Hartmann" (Lawford Davidson) for a relatively innocent romance the two of them had while she was on a vacation in Italy. Naturally, not wanting her husband to find out, she agrees to meet with him at his apartment to discuss payment. However, when he decides he wants more than just money, things immediately spiral out-of-control, which ends up with her accidentally killing him with a nearby revolver. Yet, as terrified as she is over what has just happened, her feelings of guilt multiply exponentially when an innocent man is subsequently accused of this crime--and things go from bad to worse after that. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this is one of those films that people may need to make certain allowances for, due in large part, to the time period in which it was produced. To that effect, not only was the picture quality rather poor, but there were also some scenes in which the sound quality wasn't that good either. Even so, I thought Ann Harding made up for it with a relatively solid performance and for that reason I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly above average.