Stronger Than Desire
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Directed by	Leslie Fenton
Written by	David Hertz William Ludwig
Based on	remake of 1932 film Evelyn Prentice
Starring	Virginia Bruce Walter Pidgeon Ann Dvorak Ann E. Todd
Music by	David Snell
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	W. Donn Hayes
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	1939
Country	United States
Language	English
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

• Virginia Bruce as Elizabeth Flagg
• Walter Pidgeon as Tyler Flagg
• Lee Bowman as Michael McLain
• Ann Dvorak as Eva McLain
• Ilka Chase as Jo Brennan
• Rita Johnson as Barbara Winter
• Richard Lane as Jerry Brody
• Ann E. Todd as Susan Flagg (credited as Ann Todd)
• Paul Stanton as Assistant D.A. Galway
• Ferike Boros as Mrs. D'Amoro
• King Baggot as Juror (uncredited)
• Barbara Bedford as Miss Watson - Flagg's Secretary (uncredited)
• Louis Jean Heydt as Court Appointed Attorney (uncredited)

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

External links

• Stronger Than Desire on IMDb
• Stronger Than Desire at TCMDB

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