Desirable (film)

Desirable
Jean Muir in Desirable
Directed by	Archie Mayo
Written by	Mary C. McCall Jr.
Produced by	Edward Chodorov
Starring	George Brent Jean Muir
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Ray Heindorf Bernhard Kaun Heinz Roemheld
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date	September 8, 1934 (1934-09-08)
Running time	68 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Desirable is a 1934 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jean Muir and George Brent. It was released by Warner Bros. The film follows the story of Lois (Jean Muir), the 19-year-old daughter of a famous actress (Verree Teasdale), who has been hidden away at boarding school to protect her mother's image. A scarlet-fever quarantine sends her home to New York City, full of innocent enthusiasm, only to be betrayed by her mother, by the arrogant egotists of her mother's theatrical world and by the haughty social snobs in the upper-crust family whose son her mother persuades her to marry. Mac (George Brent), a friend of her mother's, initially plays an avuncular role. By the end of the film, Lois and Mac realize that they are in love.

Plot

Helen Walbridge (Verree Teasdale) is a famous actress who does not want her true age to be known. She, therefore, keeps her 19-year-old daughter (Jean Muir) secreted away in a boarding school.

Cast

• Verree Teasdale as Helen Walbridge
• Jean Muir as Lois Johnson
• George Brent as Stuart 'Mac' McAllister
• John Halliday as Austin Stevens
• Charles Starrett as Russell 'Russ' Gray
• Russell Hopton as Chet
• Joan Wheeler as Barbara, 'Babs'
• Barbara Leonard as Margaret, Gray's Maid
• Virginia Hammond as Mrs. Emily Gray
• Pauline True as Mac's Secretary

External links

• Desirable at IMDb
• Desirable at the TCM Movie Database
• Synopsis at AllMovie