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Desire

Desire

Love was her precious loot!

1936•1h 35m•6.9/10
RomanceCrimeComedyDrama

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6.9/10(51)

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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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Madeleine de Beaupré

Gary Cooper

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

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Dr. Maurice Pauquet

Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Aunt Olga

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrie

Clerk With Gun

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Customs Official

George Davis

George Davis

French Garage Man (uncredited)

Enrique Acosta

Enrique Acosta

Pedro, the Butler (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Customs Inspector (uncredited)

Harry Antrim

Harry Antrim

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rafael Blanco

Haywagon Driver (uncredited)

Stephen Chase

Stephen Chase

Continental Palace Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Blanche Craig

Tourist Woman (uncredited)

Anna De Linsky

Servant (uncredited)

Harry Depp

Harry Depp

Gibson's Clerk (uncredited)

Oliver Eckhardt

Oliver Eckhardt

Husband of Tourist Woman (uncredited)

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