Their Own Desire

Dec 27 1929 Approved 1h 5m
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.

Plot

Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays Polo. After 23 years of marriage, he decides to divorce his wife, and marry Mrs. Chevers. This sours Lally on all men, while on vacation she meets Jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart. The trouble begins when Lally discovers that Jack is the son of Beth Chevers, her father's illicit lover.

Written by

Sarita Fuller, Frances Marion, James Forbes

Directed by

E. Mason Hopper

Cast

Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Trailers
Their Own Desire (1929)
Scores
# of Votes
871
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA