Slave of Desire (1923)
Balzac Dipped His Pen Into The Hearts of Men and Women!
Poet Raphael de Valentin is down on his luck until a friend introduces him into society. He meets the Countess Fedora, and after she reads his poems, his work becomes an overnight sensation.
- Date of release
- 1923-10-04
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- George D. Baker
Casting
- George Walsh — Raphael Valentin
- Bessie Love — Pauline Gaudin
- Carmel Myers — Countess Fedora
- Wally Van — Restignac
- Edward Connelly — The Antiquarian
- Eulalie Jensen — Mrs. Gaudin
- Herbert Prior — Mr. Gaudin
Interesting facts
Slave of Desire is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker, produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It was based on the novel La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac, first published in 1831. The Balzac novel had previously been filmed in 1909 as The Wild Ass's Skin, which was more faithful to the original novel.
Production
Slave of Desire was partially shot on location in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
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