Desire

"Love was her precious loot!"

1936 1h 35m EN

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7.1

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★7.0TMDB · 55🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes●86Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 3,340

RomanceCrimeComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Love was her precious loot!”

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Cast

Marlene Dietrich
Madeleine de Beaupré
Gary Cooper
Tom Bradley
John Halliday
Carlos Margoli
William Frawley
Mr. Gibson
Ernest Cossart
Aristide Duvalle
Akim Tamiroff
Avilia
Alan Mowbray
Dr. Maurice Pauquet
Zeffie Tilbury
Aunt Olga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Borzage
Writers: Edwin Justus Mayer, Waldemar Young, Samuel Hoffenstein
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Friedrich Hollaender. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William Shea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper and John Halliday carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love was her precious loot!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027515 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Borzage directs. Charles Lang behind the camera. Friedrich Hollaender scores. William Shea cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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190 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Friedrich Hollaender. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor William Shea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper and John Halliday carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Love was her precious loot!".
8IMDB entry: tt0027515 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "spain", "paris, france", "border crossing", "femme fatale".