''One Big Affair'' is a 1952 American

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directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Leo Townsend and Francis Swann. The film stars

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, Mary Anderson,

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and

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. The film was released on February 22, 1952 by

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Plot

A teacher from

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and two friends are vacationing in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. By lingering too long in a

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

gift shop, Jean Harper accidentally gets left behind. Jimmy Donovan, a lawyer from the U.S., is on his way to

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to handle the divorce of a wealthy woman, her fifth. He decides to ride a bicycle from Mexico City and ends up encountering Jean, whose friends and tour guide fear she's a kidnap victim. Jean tags along on the bike, hearing the kidnap report on the radio but not telling Jimmy about it. When police confront him, Jimmy and Jean pretend to be newlyweds and take the bridal suite when the cops keep observing them. An orphan boy, Juanito, befriends them and wants to be adopted. He eventually gets his wish when Jimmy and Jean straighten things out.

Cast

as Jean Harper *

as Jimmy Donovan * Mary Anderson as Hilda Jones *

as Miss Marple *

as Mr. 'G' *

as Mr. Rush *José Torvay as Charcoal Wagon Driver *Charles Musqued as Police Chief *Andrés Velázquez as Orphan Boy

References

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films 1950s American films 1950s comedy road movies 1950s English-language films American black-and-white films American comedy road movies English-language comedy films Films about vacationing Films directed by Peter Godfrey Films set in Mexico City United Artists films {{1950s-US-comedy-film-stub