Stronger Than Desire
| Stronger Than Desire | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Leslie Fenton |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Evelyn Prentice by W.E. Woodward |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
| Music by | David Snell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | June 30, 1939 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $258,000[1] |
| Box office | $423,000[1] |
Stronger Than Desire is a 1939 American drama film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon and Ann Dvorak. It is a remake of 1934 film Evelyn Prentice, itself based on the 1933 novel Evelyn Prentice by W.E. Woodward. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis, overseen by Cedric Gibbons.
Plot[edit]
Believing her husband Tyler has been seeing another woman, Barbara Winter, behind her back, Elizabeth Flagg begins a relationship with Michael McLain, who then blackmails her with her love letters. During a struggle for the letters, a gun goes off, McLain falls and Elizabeth flees. But police find McLain's wife, Eva, near the body and charge her with murder.
With a guilty conscience, Elizabeth asks her husband, a lawyer, to defend Eva in court. He endeavors to prove someone else did the shooting, unaware his own wife was directly involved. Eva eventually confesses, but is set free when it is determined that she acted in self-defense.
Cast[edit]
- Virginia Bruce as Elizabeth Flagg
- Walter Pidgeon as Tyler Flagg
- Lee Bowman as Michael McLain
- Ann Dvorak as Eva McLain
- Ilka Chase as Jo Brennan
- Rita Johnson as Barbara Winter
- Richard Lane as Jerry Brody
- Ann Todd as Susan Flagg
- Paul Stanton as Assistant D.A. Galway
- Ferike Boros as Mrs. D'Amoro
- Uncredited
- King Baggot as Juror
- Barbara Bedford as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary
- Leonard Carey as Albert - Flagg's Butler
- Donald Douglas as Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator
- Margaret Bert as Sara - Susan's Nursemaid
- Alphonse Martell as Headwaiter
- Louis Jean Heydt as Court Appointed Attorney
- Arthur Housman as Reporter
- Tom Neal as Reporter
- Mariska Aldrich as Police Matron
- Amzie Strickland as Flagg's Party Guest
- Reed Hadley as Flagg's Party Guest
Reception[edit]
According to MGM records the film earned $263,000 in the US and Canada and $160,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $1,000.[1]
References[edit]
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- 1939 films
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- 1939 drama films
- Remakes of American films
- Films directed by Leslie Fenton
- Films based on American novels
- American drama films
- Films with screenplays by William Ludwig
- American black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- Films scored by David L. Snell
- 1930s drama film stubs