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Desire (1936)

APPROVED 89 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Crime  -   11 April 1936 (USA)
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An automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief.

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

Hans Székely (play), Robert A. Stemmle (play), and 5 more credits »

Stars:

Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper and John Halliday
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marlene Dietrich ...
Madeleine de Beaupre
Gary Cooper ...
Tom Bradley
John Halliday John Halliday ...
Carlos Margoli
William Frawley William Frawley ...
Mr. Gibson
Ernest Cossart Ernest Cossart ...
Aristide Duvalle
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff ...
Avilia, Police Official
Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray ...
Dr. Maurice Pauquet (mistakenly listed in end credits as Dr. Edouard Pauquet)
Zeffie Tilbury Zeffie Tilbury ...
Aunt Olga
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie ...
Clerk With Gun (scenes deleted)
Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor ...
Customs Official (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France, but getting the pearls, back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Pearls | Spain | Engineer | Jewel Thief | Vacation  | See more »

Taglines:

LOVE WAS HER PRECIOUS LOOT! (original print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Pearl Necklace See more »

Filming Locations:

France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

John Gilbert was initially cast as Carlos Margoli. Promised to be his comeback role after a string of flops, he filmed a few Technicolor costume tests with Marlene Dietrich (whom he was dating at the time). He had a heart attack in his dressing room only days before shooting started and was immediately replaced by John Halliday. A few days after his abrupt replacement, Gilbert died of alcohol-induced heart failure. See more »

Quotes

Aristide Duvalle: Cigarette?
Madeleine de Beaupre: No, thank you, I don't smoke.
Aristide Duvalle: Nor do I. A barbaric habit. One fills one's lungs and other people's eyes with smoke.
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Connections

Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.2" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Desire"
(uncredited)
Music by Friedrich Hollaender
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Written for the movie and possibly used instrumentally See more »