Their Own Desire

Their Own Desire

1929
1h 5m
4.8

4.8/10

20 votes • View on IMDb

"A Drama of Today"

Overview

Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. After 23 years of marriage her father decides to divorce Lally's mother and remarry to soon-to-be-divorced Beth Cheever. This sours Lally on all men. While on vacation with her mother she meets Jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart. Then Lally discovers that Jack is the son of Beth Cheever, the woman who is to marry her father.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 27, 1929
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0020488

Cast

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer

Lucia 'Lally' Marlett

Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery

John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever

Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone

Henry 'Hal' Marlett

Belle Bennett
Belle Bennett

Harriet Marlett

Helene Millard
Helene Millard

Beth Cheever

Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham

Aunt Caroline

Henry Hebert
Henry Hebert

Uncle Nate

Mary Doran
Mary Doran

Suzanne

June Nash
June Nash

Mildred

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers

Miriam - Polo Player/Snooty Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Key Crew

Frances Marion
Screenplay
E. Mason Hopper
Director