The Age of Desire

1923 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Janet Loring is a young widow with a young son. She marries millionaire Malcolm Trask, but doesn't tell him about her previous marriage or her son, Ranny. Abandoned to the streets by Janet, Ranny eventually moves in with a bookseller and her granddaughter Margy. As the years go by Janet comes to regret abandoning her son and takes out ads looking for him. Marcio, a vicious blackmailer, sends Ranny to Janet posing as her son, not knowing that the young boy actually is her son. Complications ensue.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Josef Swickard
Marcio
William Collier Jr.
Ranny - Age 21
Frederick Truesdell
Malcolm Trask (as Frank Truesdell)
Bruce Guerin
Ranny - Age 3
Frankie Lee
Ranny - Age 13
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dan Reagan
Mary Jane Irving
Margy - Age 10
Myrtle Stedman
Janet Loring

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Borzage
Writers: Dixie Willson, Lenore J. Coffee, Mary O'Hara
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Chester A. Lyons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Josef Swickard and William Collier Jr. and Frederick Truesdell carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0013818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Borzage directs. Chester A. Lyons behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Chester A. Lyons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Josef Swickard and William Collier Jr. and Frederick Truesdell carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0013818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.