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Their Own Desire (1929)

Drama Romance

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.

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1929-12-27

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Runtime: 65 mins Rating: 4.5

Cast

Robert Montgomery

John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever

Lewis Stone

Henry 'Hal' Marlett

Cecil Cunningham

Aunt Caroline

Norma Shearer

Lucia 'Lally' Marlett

Belle Bennett

Harriet Marlett

Mary Doran

Suzanne

Helene Millard

Beth Cheever

Henry Hebert

Uncle Nate

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Crew

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Adrian

Costume Design

Douglas Shearer

Sound Recordist

Frances Marion

Screenplay

Harry Reynolds

Editor

E. Mason Hopper

Director

Sarita Fuller

Novel

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