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Their Own Desire

Their Own Desire (1929)

1h 5m | PG-13

⭐ 4.938 / 10

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.

Director: E. Mason Hopper

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

as Lucia 'Lally' Marlett

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

as John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

as Henry 'Hal' Marlett

Belle Bennett

Belle Bennett

as Harriet Marlett

Helene Millard

Helene Millard

as Beth Cheever

Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

as Aunt Caroline