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SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING SERIES

The byline Owen Aherne was a pseudonym for American novelist R.V. In anticipation of the film's release, Avon Books published a paperback novelization of the screenplay. "The Tiny Scout (He Knows You Inside Out)"."Continué," sung by Marni Nixon (dubbing for Deborah Kerr).The theme song " An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)," composed by Harry Warren and with lyrics by Leo McCarey and Harold Adamson, was sung by Vic Damone over the opening credits and by Marni Nixon (who dubbed Kerr) during the film. He also underwent an operation during production to treat a lump on his forehead that resulted from a childhood injury. Grant was reportedly grumpy during filming because his hypnotherapy with his wife caused him to dislike smoking. Filming took place between February and April 1957. McCarey used the same screenplay as was employed for the original film, written by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, but Stewart was not included in the credits because he had been blacklisted. McCarey later commented: " Hollywood films all seem to be trying to find a trick way of saying 'I love you.' What are they trying to prove? Love is the oldest and noblest emotion." An Affair to Remember was almost identical to the original on a scene-to-scene basis. He enjoyed the film when it was released and convinced McCarey years later to remake it starring Grant in Boyer's role. Ĭary Grant first worked with McCarey on The Awful Truth and did not like McCarey's improvisational strategy, but after eventually warming to it, he wished that he had starred in Love Affair, and he often visited the set during production. Plans for a Love Affair remake were first reported in 1952, which had Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl attached to the project. The film was a remake of McCarey's 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne as Terry and Charles Boyer as the Gallic playboy Michel Marnet.

Marni Nixon as Terry McKay's singing voice.

The film ends with the two in a tight embrace as Terry says, "If you can paint, I can walk. He walks into her bedroom and sees the painting hanging on the wall, realizing that she was the woman in the wheelchair. He is about to say that the woman was in a wheelchair when he pauses, suddenly suspecting why Terry has been lying still on the couch. As he is leaving, Nickie mentions a painting on which he had been working when they first met, and that it was just given away to a woman who liked it but had no money. He gives Terry a shawl that Janou, who has died, left for her. Although he tries to coax her to explain her actions, Terry dodges the subject, never leaving the couch on which she lies. Nickie learns Terry's address and on Christmas Eve pays her a surprise visit. Nickie does not notice her condition because she is seated, and they both say hello. Six months after the accident, Terry sees Nickie with his former fiancée at the ballet. Nickie has pursued his painting and has his work displayed by Courbet, an art gallery owner. Instead, she finds work as a music teacher. Meanwhile, Nickie, waiting for her at the observation deck at the top of the building, is unaware of the accident and, after many hours, leaves at midnight, believing that she has rejected him.Īfter the accident, Terry, now unable to walk, refuses to contact Nickie because of her disability. Gravely injured, she is rushed to the hospital. On the day of their rendezvous, Terry, hurrying to reach the Empire State Building, is struck down by a car while crossing a street.

As the ship returns to New York City, they agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months' time if they have succeeded in ending their relationships and starting new careers. During their visit, Janou tells Terry that Nickie is a talented painter but destroys most of his paintings because they don't meet his standards.

When Terry joins Nickie on a brief visit to his grandmother Janou while the ship is anchored near her home at Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast, she sees Nickie with new eyes and their feelings become deeper.

SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING SERIES

After a series of meetings aboard the ship, they establish a friendship. Each is romantically involved with someone else. Nickie Ferrante, a well-known playboy, meets Terry McKay aboard the transatlantic ocean liner SS Constitution en route from Europe to New York.