All I Desire

All I Desire (1953)

Now He Knew Her as Other Men Had!

In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.

Date of release
1953-07-03
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (52)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Douglas Sirk

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Stopover

All I Desire is a 1953 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson, Lori Nelson, and Maureen O'Sullivan. It is based on Carol Ryrie Brink's 1951 novel Stopover.

Production notes

Douglas Sirk originally shot a darker, sadder ending, but the producer Ross Hunter substituted a happier one.

Hunter said Barbara Stanwyck worked for "little or no salary", and the $460,000 budget included 25% studio overhead. He also said the film "was when he learned how to put the money on screen" as a producer.

Richard Long, who has a horseback-riding scene with Stanwyck in the film, later played her eldest son in all 122 episodes of the series The Big Valley (1965–9).

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