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'The Desired Woman' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Irene Rich, William Russell and William Collier Jr..[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DesiredWoman1927.html 'The Desired Woman' at silentera.com]'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute, (1971) It is now considered to be lost.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4736/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'The Desired Woman'][http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnewarner.html 'The Desired Woman' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Filmes: 'Warner Brothers Pictures'] It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was based on a story by Darryl F. Zanuck, who was credited under the pseudonym Mark Canfield.

Synopsis



Lady Diana marries Captain Maxwell of the British Army in England. However, when her husband is posted to a remote post in the Sahara Desert she finds her life increasingly difficult. He becomes insanely jealous and threatens anyone who comes near his wife. He posts two subordinates on dangerous missions. Wearied by her experiences, she agrees to elope with one of them.

Cast



*Irene Rich as Diana Maxwell

*William Russell as Captain Maxwell

*William Collier Jr. as Lieutenant Larry Trent

*Douglas Gerrard as Fitzroy

*Jack Ackroyd as Henery

*John Miljan as Lieutenant Kellogg

*Richard Tucker as Sir Sydney Vincent

See also



*List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features

References



Bibliography



* Rode, Alan K. 'Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film'. University Press of Kentucky, 2017.


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