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Altars of Desire

  • 1927
  • 1h 10m
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Mae Murray in Altars of Desire (1927)
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A wealthy American businessman sends his spoiled young daughter to Paris to get "refinement", but she gets involved with a gold-digging "nobleman" who's after her money.A wealthy American businessman sends his spoiled young daughter to Paris to get "refinement", but she gets involved with a gold-digging "nobleman" who's after her money.A wealthy American businessman sends his spoiled young daughter to Paris to get "refinement", but she gets involved with a gold-digging "nobleman" who's after her money.

  • Director
    • Christy Cabanne
  • Writers
    • Ruth Cummings
    • Maria T. Davis
    • Agnes Christine Johnston
  • Stars
    • Mae Murray
    • Conway Tearle
    • Robert Edeson
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    • Director
      • Christy Cabanne
    • Writers
      • Ruth Cummings
      • Maria T. Davis
      • Agnes Christine Johnston
    • Stars
      • Mae Murray
      • Conway Tearle
      • Robert Edeson
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    Mae Murray
    Mae Murray
    • Claire Sutherland
    Conway Tearle
    Conway Tearle
    • David Elrod
    Robert Edeson
    Robert Edeson
    • John Sutherland
    Maude George
    Maude George
    • Kitty Pryor
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Count André D'Orville
    • Director
      • Christy Cabanne
    • Writers
      • Ruth Cummings
      • Maria T. Davis
      • Agnes Christine Johnston
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      A two-strip Technicolor sequence, 210 feet in length, occurs in the first reel, when Mae Murray arrives in Paris.

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Altares del deseo
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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