Altars of Desire (1927)
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- 1h 10min
- Drama, Romance
- 05 Feb 1927 (USA)
- Movie
A wealthy American businessman sends his spoiled young daughter to Paris to get "refinement", but she gets involved with a gold-digging "nobleman" who's after her money.
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Cast
| Mae Murray | ... |
Claire Sutherland
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| Conway Tearle | ... |
David Elrod
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| Robert Edeson | ... |
John Sutherland
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| Maude George | ... |
Kitty Pryor
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| George Beranger | ... |
Count André D'Orville
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Directed by
| Christy Cabanne | ... | (as William Christy Cabanne) |
Written by
| Ruth Cummings | ... | (titles) |
| Maria T. Davis | ... | (story) (as Maria Thompson Davies) |
| Agnes Christine Johnston | ... | () (as Agnes Johnston) |
| Albert Lewin | ... | () |
| Alice D.G. Miller | ... | () |
Cinematography by
| William H. Daniels | ||
Editing by
| George Hively | ||
Costume Design by
| André-ani | ||
| Kathleen Kay | ||
| Maude Marsh | ||
Art Department
| Cedric Gibbons | ... | sets |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | sets (as Arnold Gillespie) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ruth Harriet Louise | ... | publicity photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ethel P. Chaffin | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1927) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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Unsophisticated Claire Sutherland, is sent by her father to Paris to acquire some social polish; she returns with a bevy of fashionable clothes, some new ideas, and a Parisian count with whom she has become infatuated. Claire soon becomes interested, however, in young David Elrod because of his apparent indifference to her. When she discovers that the count is married, and realizes that her happiness actually lies with David, all ends happily. Written by Pamela Short |
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| Taglines | MAE MURRAY will thrill you as the beauty who puts the kick in life-and HOW! (Print ad- Daily Star, (( Queens, NY)) 16 May 1927) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | A two-strip Technicolor sequence, 210 feet in length, occurs in the first reel, when Mae Murray arrives in Paris. See more » |