Their Own Desire (1929)

Directed by

E. Mason Hopper

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman falls for a charming man only to discover his father is her own mother's ex-lover and current business partner. The secret threatens both families as romantic feelings clash with old resentments.

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What happens

Their Own Desire is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, and Helene Millard. The film was adapted by James Forbes and Frances Marion from the novel by Sarita Fuller (pseudonym of Beulah Marie Dix); Lucille Newmark wrote the titles. It is also the last MGM film in the 1920s. Shearer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, but lost to herself for The Divorcee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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