Desire (1923 film)

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Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Written by John B. Clymer
Henry Roberts Symonds
Produced by Louis Burstein
Starring Marguerite De La Motte
John Bowers
Estelle Taylor
Cinematography George Barnes
Production
company
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1923 (1923-10-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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Preservation

With no prints of Desire located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.

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