Their own desire [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture presents ; screen play by Frances Marion ; dialogue adaptation and stage direction by James Forbes ; directed by E. Mason Hopper.
Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, Helene Millard, Cecil Cunningham, Henry Hebert, Mary Doran, June Nash. Based on the novel "Their own desire" by Sarita Fuller. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1929. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container. Footage on release was 5927 ft., according to: AFI catalog, 1921-1930. Originally released with Movietone sound.
Summary:
"When she discovers that her father is having a clandestine affair with another woman, Lally takes her mother, Harriet, to a resort, meets there a young man named Jack, and falls in love with him. After promising to marry him, she discovers that his mother is her father's mistress; and they decide to part. On a farewell boat ride they are caught in a storm, and the following morning they are reported missing. In their frantic search for them, Marlett and Beth (Lally's father and Jack's mother) realize the serious consequences of their affair, and reunion with their children brings about a return to their respective spouses"--AFI catalog, 1921-1930.
Series:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group archive collection
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