Desire (1923)
"BRIGHT LIGHTS, MUSIC, DANCING, LAUGHTER HER FIRST TASTE OF NIGHT LIFE"
Society children Madalyn Harlan and Bob Elkins separate the day they are to be married. Madalyn marries her chauffeur, Jerry, while Bob falls in love with unsophisticated Ruth Cassell and, after careful consideration, marries her. Madalyn's marriage is unhappy, ending in a double suicide after Madalyn's parents disown her and Jerry's family proves to be lower class.
- Date of release
- 1923-10-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Rowland V. Lee
Casting
- Marguerite De La Motte — Ruth Cassell
- John Bowers — Bob Elkins
- Estelle Taylor — Madalyn Harlan
- Noah Beery — Hop Lee
- Chester Conklin — Oland Young
- Vera Lewis — Mrs. De Witt Harlan
- David Butler — Jerry Ryan
- Walter Long — Bud Reisner
- Lucille Hutton — Mamie Reisner
- Edward Connelly — Rupert Cassell
- Ralph Lewis — De Witt Harlan
- Russell Simpson — Patrick Ryan
Interesting facts
Desire is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Marguerite De La Motte, John Bowers, and Estelle Taylor. The film's sets were designed by art director John Hughes.
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