Desire

1936 · directed by Frank Borzage

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.

Desire (1936), directed by Frank Borzage, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Marlene Dietrich
• Gary Cooper
• John Halliday
• William Frawley
• Ernest Cossart
• Akim Tamiroff
• Alan Mowbray
• Zeffie Tilbury
• George MacQuarrie
• Robert Emmett O'Connor

Crew

• Charles Lang — Director of Photography
• William Shea — Editor
• Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer
• Edwin Justus Mayer — Screenplay
• Samuel Hoffenstein — Screenplay
• Waldemar Young — Screenplay

More from Frank Borzage

1. The Mortal Storm (1940) — 85/100 · hit
2. 7th Heaven (1927) — 84/100 · hit
3. History Is Made at Night (1937) — 82/100 · hit
4. Moonrise (1948) — 80/100 · hit
5. A Farewell to Arms (1932) — 73/100
6. Street Angel (1928) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology