A Notorious Affair

A Notorious Affair is a 1930 American PreCode drama film, produced and released by First National Pictures.

Billie Dove plays Lady Patricia, a socialite who, despite being engaged to an aristocrat, shocks her friends and social class by marrying a poor Italian violinist Paul Gherardi Rathbone. Through her wealth and influence, Patricia makes Paul famous and wealthy. In spite of this, Paul falls for the charms of a vamp, Countess Olga Balakireff Francis who likes to fool around with rich men. Eventually Paul has a nervous breakdown due to overwork and collapses.Dr. Pomeroy Kenneth Thompson is sent for he happens to be one of Patricias former lovers. Balakireff, annoyed at Pauls increasingly irritable behavior, decides she has had her fun and leaves him. Paul then suffers a paralytic attack. Patricia and Dr. Pomeroy take Paul to a surgeon for an operation. After his operation, Patricia stays at her husbands side to nurse him back to health. As he is recovering, Paul accuses Patricia of wanting to leave him for Thompson. When she tells him that she no longer loves Dr. Pomeroy, he begins to recover. ........

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