▁by ▁Thor nt on ▁Fre eland ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Columbia ▁Pictures . ▁Love ▁Aff air ▁follows ▁an ▁advent ur ous ▁social ite ▁( D or othy ▁Mack a ill ), ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁an ▁av iation ▁designer ▁( H umph rey ▁Bog art ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁We alth y ▁social ite ▁Carol ▁O wen ▁( D or othy ▁Mack a ill ) ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁flying . ▁Gill igan ▁( Jack ▁Kennedy ) ▁sets ▁her ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁hom ely ▁instruct or , ▁but ▁she ▁requests ▁dash ing ▁Jim ▁Leonard ▁( H umph rey ▁Bog art ) ▁instead . ▁Jim ▁has ▁some ▁fun , ▁taking ▁her ▁through ▁some ▁aer ob atic ▁man eu vers ▁that ▁leave ▁her ▁que asy , ▁but ▁still ▁game . ▁For ▁reven ge , ▁she ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁lift ▁into ▁town ▁in ▁her ▁sports ▁car , ▁driving ▁at ▁break ne ck ▁spe eds . ▁They ▁begin ▁seeing ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Carol ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Jim ▁is ▁design ing ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁aircraft ▁engine , ▁but ▁cannot ▁get ▁any ▁financial ▁backing . ▁She ▁dec ides ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁secret ▁helping ▁hand , ▁persu ading ▁her ▁ske pt ical ▁financial ▁manager , ▁Bruce ▁Hard y ▁( H ale ▁Hamilton ), ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁Hard y ▁is ▁only ▁too ▁pleased ▁to ▁ob lige , ▁as ▁he ▁has ▁asked ▁Carol ▁numerous ▁times ▁to ▁marry ▁him . ▁ ▁Hard y ▁keeps ▁a ▁mist ress ▁on ▁the ▁side , ▁asp iring ▁stage ▁actress ▁L inda ▁Lee