Desire (1936) ( The Pearl Necklace )

Desire (1936) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Pearl Necklace
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Czech ( Subtitles )
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English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
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German ( Subtitles )
Hungarian ( Subtitles )
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Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1936 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Frank Borzage

Written By:
Hans Székely
Robert A. Stemmle

Actors:
Marlene Dietrich ..... Madeleine de Beaupre
Gary Cooper ..... Tom Bradley
John Halliday ..... Carlos Margoli
William Frawley ..... Mr. Gibson
Ernest Cossart ..... Aristide Duvalle
Akim Tamiroff ..... Avilia, Police Official
Alan Mowbray ..... Dr. Maurice Pauquet (mistakenly listed in end credits as Dr. Edouard Pauquet)
Zeffie Tilbury ..... Aunt Olga
George MacQuarrie ..... Clerk With Gun (scenes deleted)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ..... Customs Official (scenes deleted)
Enrique Acosta ..... Pedro, the Butler (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ..... Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Harry Antrim ..... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rafael Blanco ..... Haywagon Driver (uncredited)
Stephen Chase ..... Continental Palace Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Blanche Craig ..... Tourist Woman (uncredited)
George Davis ..... French Garage Man (uncredited)
Anna De Linsky ..... Servant (uncredited)
Harry Depp ..... Gibson's Clerk (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt ..... Husband of Tourist Woman (uncredited)
Alice Feliz ..... Pepi (uncredited)
Constant Franke ..... Border Official (uncredited)
Gaston Glass ..... Second Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Armand Kaliz ..... Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal ..... Nurse Receptionist (uncredited)
Marc Lawrence ..... Charles, the Valet (uncredited)
Rollo Lloyd ..... Clerk to Perform Wedding (uncredited)
Tony Merlo ..... Hotel Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Alfonso Pedroza ..... Oxcart Driver (uncredited)
Albert Pollet ..... French Policeman (uncredited)

Synopsis:

In this frothy romantic adventure, Marlene Dietrich plays Madeleine de Beaupre, a devious jewel thief. After sneaking a valuable string of pearls away from jeweler Aristide Duval (Ernest Cossart), Madeleine attempts to flee Paris, leaving a trail that will instead implicate psychiatrist Dr. Pauquet (Alan Mowbray). While headed for the Spanish border, she nearly runs into Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper), an American auto engineer vacationing in Europe. Madeleine spots Tom again as she waits to go through Spanish Customs; worried that the stolen pearls will be found in her handbag, she slips them into Tom's pocket. After they both make their way through inspection unscathed, Madeleine flirts with Tom in an attempt to get the valuables back; he's too shy to respond in kind, so she gets his attention by trying to 'repair' the engine of her car with a hammer. Madeleine lures Tom to the San Sebastian estate of her partner in crime, Carlos Margoli (John Halliday). It doesn't take long for Tom to figure out what Madeleine and Carlos are up to; however, he also knows that he's fallen in love with her, and he is willing to play along if it allows him to be near her. Carlos was originally to have been played by John Gilbert; Halliday was a last-minute replacement after the one-time silent screen star died a week before shooting was to begin.

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to spain, to get the pearls out of France, but getting the pearls, back from him prooves to be difficult without falling in love.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 17 December, 2010.

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