

Desire
1936-04-11 · 95 min · ★ 7.0
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American 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.
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- Directors
- Frank Borzage
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Marlene DietrichMadeleine de Beaupré
Gary CooperTom Bradley
John HallidayCarlos Margoli
William FrawleyMr. Gibson
Ernest CossartAristide Duvalle
Akim TamiroffAvilia
Alan MowbrayDr. Maurice Pauquet
Zeffie TilburyAunt Olga
George MacQuarrieClerk With Gun
Robert Emmett O'ConnorCustoms Official
George DavisFrench Garage Man (uncredited)
Enrique AcostaPedro, the Butler (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsCustoms Inspector (uncredited)
Harry AntrimChauffeur (uncredited)
Stephen ChaseContinental Palace Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Harry DeppGibson's Clerk (uncredited)
Oliver EckhardtHusband of Tourist Woman (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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