''Desirable'' is a 1934 American

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directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jean Muir and

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. It was released by

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The film follows the story of Lois ( Jean Muir), the 19-year-old daughter of a famous actress ( Verree Teasdale), who has been hidden away at boarding school to protect her mother's image. A scarlet-fever quarantine sends her home to New York City, full of innocent enthusiasm, only to be betrayed by her mother, by the arrogant egotists of her mother's theatrical world and by the haughty social snobs in the upper-crust family whose son her mother persuades her to marry. Mac (

), a friend of her mother's, initially plays an avuncular role. By the end of the film, Lois and Mac realize that they are in love.

Plot

Helen Walbridge ( Verree Teasdale) is a famous actress who does not want her true age to be known. She, therefore, keeps her 19-year-old daughter ( Jean Muir) secreted away in a

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.''Desirable'' details
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Cast

* Verree Teasdale as Helen Walbridge * Jean Muir as Lois Johnson *

as Stuart 'Mac' McAllister * John Halliday as Austin Stevens * Charles Starrett as Russell 'Russ' Gray * Russell Hopton as Chet * Joan Wheeler as Barbara, 'Babs' * Barbara Leonard as Margaret, Gray's Maid *

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as Mrs. Emily Gray * Pauline True as Mac's Secretary

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* * * 1934 films American romantic drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Archie Mayo Warner Bros. films 1934 romantic drama films 1930s American films Films scored by Bernhard Kaun Films scored by Heinz Roemheld Films scored by Ray Heindorf Films set in New York City Films about actors Films about mother–daughter relationships {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub