Do you want to see ‘Desire (The Pearl Necklace)’?

Desire (The Pearl Necklace) (1936)

tomatometer

All Critics
Top Critics

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 0

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Apr 11, 1936 Wide

audience

liked it
Average Rating: 3.8/5
User Ratings: 364

My Rating

Added to your Facebook Timeline. — undo

Movie Info

In this frothy romantic adventure, Marlene Dietrich plays Madeleine de Beaupre, a devious jewel thief. After sneaking a valuable string of pearls away from jeweler Aristide Duval (Ernest Cossart), Madeleine attempts to flee Paris, leaving a trail that will instead implicate psychiatrist Dr. Pauquet (Alan Mowbray). While headed for the Spanish border, she nearly runs into Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper), an American auto engineer vacationing in Europe. Madeleine spots Tom again as she waits to go

Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Frank Borzage

Written By: Edwin Justus Mayer, Waldemar Young, Samuel Hoffenstein

In Theaters: Apr 11, 1936 Wide

On DVD: Oct 26, 1994

Cast

Marlene Dietrich
Madeleine de Beaupre
Gary Cooper
Tom Bradley
John Halliday
Carlos Margoli
William Frawley
Mr. Gibson
Ernest Cossart
Aristide Duval
Alan Mowbray
Dr. Edouard Pauquet
Zeffie Tilbury
Aunt Olga
Enrique Acosta
Pedro
Stanley Andrews
Customs inspector
Harry Antrim
Chauffeur
Alden Chase
Hotel Clerk
Blanche Craig
Couple
Anna de Linsky
Servant
Harry Depp
Clerk
Oliver Eckhardt
Man in Couple
Gaston Glass
Jewelry Clerk
Armand Kaliz
Jewelry Clerk
George MacQuarrie
Clerk With Gun
Robert E. O'Connor
Customs Official
Albert Pollet
French Policeman
Akim Tamiroff
Police Official
Marc Lawrence I
Valet
Rollo Lloyd
Clerk in Mayor's Office
Tony Merlo
Waiter
Constant Franke
Border Official
Isabelle La Mal
Nurse
Alfonso Pedroza
Oxcart Driver
George Davis
Garage Man

Critic Reviews for Desire (The Pearl Necklace)

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)

Desire is a most unusual and extremely fertile example of artistic cross-pollination between two very different auteurs: Frank Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch.

July 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine