Stronger Than Desire

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Stronger Than Desire
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Lobby card
Directed byLeslie Fenton
Written by
Based onremake of 1932 film Evelyn Prentice
Starring
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byW. Donn Hayes
Music byDavid Snell
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
1939
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$258,000[1]
Box office$423,000[1]

Stronger Than Desire is a 1939 American drama film directed by Leslie Fenton.

Plot[]

Believing her husband Tyler has been seeing another woman, Barbara Winter, behind her back, Elizabeth Flagg begins a relationship with Michael McLain, who then blackmails her with her love letters. During a struggle for the letters, a gun goes off, McLain falls and Elizabeth flees. But police find McLain's wife, Eva, near the body and charge her with murder.

With a guilty conscience, Elizabeth asks her husband, a lawyer, to defend Eva in court. He endeavors to prove someone else did the shooting, unaware his own wife was directly involved. Eva eventually confesses, but is set free when it is determined that she acted in self-defense.

Cast[]

Reception[]

According to MGM records the film earned $263,000 in the US and Canada and $160,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $1,000.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

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