Desire (1936)
Original title: Desire
“Love was her precious loot!”
1936 · 1 h 35 min
Frank BorzageCast
Marlene Dietrich 
Gary Cooper 
John Halliday 
William Frawley 
Ernest Cossart 
Akim Tamiroff
Credits
Written by: 
Edwin Justus Mayer
Plot
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses an American engineer to get them across the border.
Sinekatalog’s take
Frank Borzage's romantic comedy, with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, is light and sparkling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,432 votes)
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