Is Their Own Desire violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Their Own Desire sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Their Own Desire scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Their Own Desire easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Their Own Desire end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Their Own Desire

Name: Their Own Desire
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1929
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Belle Bennett, Helene Millard

A Drama of Today

Directed by E. Mason Hopper

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

192965 min5.1 / 10

A pre-code romantic drama about family betrayal and forbidden love, where a young woman's disillusionment with her father's infidelity collides with her own heart when she falls for the son of her father's mistress.

Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. After 23 years of marriage her father decides to divorce Lally's mother and remarry to soon-to-be-divorced Beth Cheever. This sours Lally on all men. While on vacation with her mother she meets Jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart. Then Lally discovers that Jack is the son of Beth Cheever, the woman who is to marry her father.

Questions people ask

Is Their Own Desire violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Their Own Desire sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Their Own Desire scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Their Own Desire easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Their Own Desire end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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