Desire is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Marguerite De La Motte, John Bowers, and Estelle Taylor.[1] The film's sets were designed by art director John Hughes.[2]
Plot
Cast
- Marguerite De La Motte as Ruth Cassell
- John Bowers as Bob Elkins
- Estelle Taylor as Madalyn Harlan
- David Butler as Jerry Ryan
- Walter Long as Bud Reisner
- Lucille Hutton as Mamie Reisner
- Edward Connelly as Rupert Cassell
- Noah Beery as Hop Lee
- Ralph Lewis as De Witt Harlan
- Russell Simpson as Patrick Ryan
- Hank Mann as E.Z. Pickens
- Chester Conklin as Oland Young
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
- Nick Cogley as Patrick Ryan
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Patrick Ryan
- Frank Currier as Mr. Elkins
- Lars Landers as The Best Man
Preservation
With no prints of Desire located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ Munden p. 181
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Desire at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Desire
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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