''Desire'' is a 1923 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Rowland V. Lee
Rowland Vance Lee (September 6, 1891 – December 21, 1975) was an American film director, actor, writer, and producer.
Biography
Early life
Born in Findlay, Ohio, Lee was the son of a suffragette who founded a newspaper. He studied at Columbi ...
and starring
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.
Early years
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a ...
,
John Bowers, and
Estelle Taylor
Ida Estelle Taylor (May 20, 1894 – April 15, 1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. With "dark-brown, almost black hair and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the 1 ...
. The film's sets were designed by
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
John Hughes.
Cast
Preserrvation
With no prints of ''Desire'' located in any film archives,
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Desire''
/ref> it is a lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
.
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1923 films
1923 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Rowland V. Lee
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Metro Pictures films
1920s American films
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