Desire (1923 film)

Desire
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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	Metro Pictures
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	October 1, 1923 (1923-10-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United 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]

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

1. Munden p. 181
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Desire at silentera.com
3. 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.

External links

• Desire at IMDb