The Affairs of Susan

For the 1935 film, see The Affair of Susan.

The Affairs of Susan
Joan Fontaine in The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Produced by	Hal Wallis
Screenplay by	Thomas Monroe László Görög Richard Flournoy
Story by	Thomas Monroe László Görög
Starring	Joan Fontaine George Brent
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography	David Abel
Edited by	Eda Warren
Production company	Hal Wallis Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	March 28, 1945 (1945-03-28)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Affairs of Susan is a 1945 comedy film starring Joan Fontaine, Walter Abel, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe and Don DeFore. It is also known as Chameleon.

It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Story in the 18th Academy Awards, but lost to The House on 92nd Street.

Plot

The plot concerns Susan Darell (Joan Fontaine), an actress from New York, who is about to be married, even though they have only known each other for a few weeks. Complications set in when her fiancé Richard Aiken (Walter Abel) gives a party to celebrate. He discovers that Susan has had three previous boyfriends when he sees their pictures in her living room. At the party he talks to the three former beaus of Susan, each of whom describes Susan as an entirely different person. They tell him how they met and fell in love with her. The first one to talk to Richard is Broadway producer Roger Berton (George Brent), who met Susan on a vacation island. He discovered her acting talent and cast her in role in his new production of Joan of Arc. The next beau is Mike Ward (Don DeFore), an industrialist Millionaire, whom he met when making a deal with the producer. He discovered that Susan was too much of a cosmopolitan girl for his taste. The third man was a novelist named Bill Anthony (Dennis O'Keefe), who met Susan in a park. While spending time with Bill, Susan began an intellectual era, but she decides not to go through with their plans to marry, leaving Bill at the altar. The fiancé Richard Aiken hesitates in going through with the wedding because he is not sure just who is the real Susan. All the other three men agree that they still love Susan, and she ultimately chooses the Broadway producer to be her husband.

Cast

• Joan Fontaine as Susan Darell
• George Brent as Roger Berton
• Dennis O'Keefe as Bill Anthony
• Walter Abel as Richard Aiken
• Don DeFore as Mike Ward
• Rita Johnson as Mona Kent
• Mary Field as Nancy
• Byron Barr as Chick
• Francis Pierlot as Uncle Jemmy
• Lewis L. Russell as Mr. Cusp

External links

• The Affairs of Susan at IMDb
• The Affairs of Susan at AllMovie
• The Affairs of Susan at the TCM Movie Database
• Review of The Affairs of Susan at TV Guide