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Altars of Desire

1927 · 70 min

A frothy silent romance with a willful heroine, a dashing rescuer, and a Parisian fortune-hunter, played with light charm and a touch of melodrama.

Overview
Mae Murray plays a willful American lass whose wealthy dad (Robert Edeson) sends her to Paris so that she may pick up some "refinement." Instead, she picks up a fortune-hunting nobleman, played as a frivolous fop by a monocled Andre Beranger. True-blue hero Conway Tearle prevents Murray from making a bigger fool of herself than she already is.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Christy Cabanne
Written by
Albert Lewin, Agnes Christine Johnston, Alice D.G. Miller
Starring
Mae Murray, Conway Tearle, Robert Edeson, Maude George, George Beranger
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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