Desire
Desire
Release: 1923-10-01
·Runtime: 70m
Drama
Society children Madalyn Harlan and Bob Elkins separate the day they are to be married. Madalyn marries her chauffeur, Jerry, while Bob falls in love with unsophisticated Ruth Cassell and, after careful consideration, marries her. Madalyn's marriage is unhappy, ending in a double suicide after Madalyn's parents disown her and Jerry's family proves to be lower class.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro Pictures Corporation
Cast
Edward Connelly
as Rupert Cassell
Ralph Lewis
as De Witt Harlan
Vera Lewis
as Mrs. De Witt Harlan
Nick Cogley
as Patrick Ryan
Walter Long
as Bud Reisner
Lucille Hutton
as Mamie Reisner
Sylvia Ashton
as Mrs. Patrick Ryan
Marguerite De La Motte
as Ruth Cassell
Russell Simpson
as Patrick Ryan
Hank Mann
as E.Z. Pickens
Frank Currier
as Mr. Elkins
Muriel Frances Dana
as Chinese Child (uncredited)
Estelle Taylor
as Madalyn Harlan
David Butler
as Jerry Ryan
Noah Beery
as Hop Lee
Chester Conklin
as Oland Young
John Bowers
as Bob Elkins
