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OK, how about APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER for the other 50's title ?
Didn't see the September Affair guess. Now we have two titles.
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A message to Bruce, PFK and all Victor Young fans: I just finished watching SEPTEMBER AFFAIR on youtube. There is so much beautiful music in this film. Italian and classical music adaptations with a primary feature in the film being Kurt Weill's September Song from Knickerbocker Holiday. I want to ask Bruce, how many minutes of the CD is devoted to SEPTEMBER AFFAIR and do we get to hear Walter Huston singing September Song ? That would be wonderful.
You're right, I missed the post with the third title - my old eyes must be getting VERY tired 
The Accused was a correct guess.
No Walter Huston vocal - about twenty-two minutes of September Affair.
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Mar 9, 2014 - 2:13 PM
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manderley
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.....Cody, am I confused? Isn't the Italy theme in September Affair later used as the Italy theme in Three Coins in the Fountain? Manderley?.....
Yes.....I noticed that quite a few years ago, too.
For those who appreciate this type of romantic film, I'd highly recommend a viewing of SEPTEMBER AFFAIR. It's very well acted by its principals---Joseph Cotten, Joan Fontaine, Francoise Rosay, Jessica Tandy, and Robert Arthur---and, beyond the romance part, the subject matter of what happens when you try to close out one life and begin another is quite interesting and thoughtful and compelling.
I must confess that I've always been a sucker for most of William Dieterle's films, and, of course, the hand of Hal Wallis involved in a production is always a good sign of production quality. The postwar footage of Rome and environs, only 5 years after the war, is fascinating, managed mostly by second-unit background plates and doubles etc., but well-integrated into the story.
The score---leaving room for concert moments of Rachmaninoff (Fontaine plays a concert pianist), and quiet references to the Weill "September Song," lifted from Walter Huston's hit recording of the day---and then Victor Young's weaving it all together with his own melodies is quite a fine piece of work. They don't write scores like this anymore.
I've always thought this film---now very much forgotten for the most part---would make an excellent remake.
Today's headlines---with several passengers on a plane which crashes who are not who we think they are, and in which the actual owners of the passports are still alive---has very similar connections with SEPTEMBER AFFAIR. It's odd that SEPTEMBER AFFAIR should be a current soundtrack release at this moment.
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Ah, the first precinct heard from! And how it does my heart good to hear it, sir.
May your tribe increase,
PNJ
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T'would be nice if it got here in time for Saint Patrick's Day but absolutely no problem if it doesn't, just so happy to have this fine release on it's way!
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