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Stronger Than Desire (1939)

Stronger Than Desire poster
Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wife fears she made a serious error in a case she took on as a lawyer while balancing her home life. Her husband is a respected attorney. Trust between them is tested.

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What happens

Stronger Than Desire is a 1939 American drama film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon and Ann Dvorak. It is a remake of 1934 film Evelyn Prentice, itself based on the 1933 novel Evelyn Prentice by W. E. Woodward. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis, overseen by Cedric Gibbons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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