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title: 'Their Own Desire (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'E. Mason Hopper'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 65
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/their-own-desire-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020488/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Their Own Desire (1929)

1929 · 65 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Their Own Desire is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, and Helene Millard. The film was adapted by James Forbes and Frances Marion from the novel by Sarita Fuller ; Lucille Newmark wrote the titles. It is also the last MGM film in the 1920s. Shearer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, but lost to herself for The Divorcee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [E. Mason Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-mason-hopper)
- **Screenplay:** [Frances Marion](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-marion)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Producer:** [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Harry Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Norma Shearer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-shearer)
- [Cecil Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-cunningham)
- [Belle Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/belle-bennett)
- [Robert Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-montgomery)
- [Lewis Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-stone)

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