This Is My Affair (1937): William’s Seiter’s Crime Thriller, Starring Robert Taylor and Stanwyck in their Second Teaming

William A. Seiter directed this crime film, starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy.

This Is My Affair

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In 1901, U.S. President William McKinley is under pressure to take action against bank robbers. He sends U.S. Navy Lieutenant Richard L. Perry undercover, without even notifying the Secret Service.

Using the alias Joe Patrick, Richard makes a pass at singer Lil Duryea, who performs at a club owned by her stepbrother Batiste, one of the gang’s ringleaders.

Undeterred, Joe persuades her to go out with him whenever Batiste and Jock leave town. Joe finally gets Jock to reveal the identity of the Bank Examiner’s mastermind.

Cast
Robert Taylor as Lt. Richard L. Perry
Barbara Stanwyck as Lil Duryea
Victor McLaglen as Jock Ramsay
Brian Donlevy as Batiste Duryea
John Carradine as Ed
Douglas Fowley as Alec
Alan Dinehart as Doc Keller
Sig Ruman as Gus
Lon Chaney Jr. as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Credits:

Directed by William A. Seiter
Screenplay by Allen Rivkin, Lamar Trotti story by Rivkin and Trotti, Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)
Produced by Kenneth Macgowan
Cinematography Robert H. Planck
Edited by Allen McNeil
Music by Arthur Lange, Charles Maxwell

Production and distribution: 20th Century Fox

Release date: May 28, 1937

Running time: 100 minutes

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