When Men Desire (1919)
A woman detained in Germany attempts to escape so she can reunite with her American lover.
- Date of release
- 1919-03-09
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
- Director
- J. Gordon Edwards
Casting
- Theda Bara — Marie Lohr
- Fleming Ward — Robert Stedman
- G. Raymond Nye — Von Rohn
- Maude Hill — Lola Santez
- Edward Elkas — Prof. Lohr
- Florence Martin — Elsie Henner
Interesting facts
When Men Desire is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara.
Production
At this point in her career, members of the public either wanted to see Bara or, because of a deep seated prejudice resulting from her prior roles portraying a vamp, refused to go to any of her films. To play into the patriotism of the American audience, the film includes prominent displays of the American flag and at one point has Bara bursting into song, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Bara disliked the low budget film, objecting to the fil…
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