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Their Own Desire
“A Drama of Today”
5.1 / 10• 1929• 1h 5m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Norma Shearer
Lucia 'Lally' Marlett
Lead
Robert Montgomery
John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever
Lewis Stone
Henry 'Hal' Marlett
Belle Bennett
Harriet Marlett
Helene Millard
Beth Cheever
Cecil Cunningham
Aunt Caroline
Henry Hebert
Uncle Nate
Mary Doran
Suzanne
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. E. Mason Hopper's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Their Own Desire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
