The Age of Desire

The Age of Desire
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Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byMary O'Hara
Dixie Willson
Lenore J. Coffee (titles)
Produced byArthur H. Jacobs
StarringJosef Swickard
William Collier Jr.
Mary Philbin
Myrtle Stedman
CinematographyChester A. Lyons
Distributed byAssociated First National
Release date
  • September 1923 (1923-09)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Age of Desire is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Josef Swickard, William Collier Jr., and Mary Philbin. It was distributed through Associated First National Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Janet Loring deserts her young son Ranny when she marries the millionaire Malcolm Trask. Ranny becomes the tool of a criminal, but saves all of the money he gets so he can buy a home for the young woman that he loves. His mother misses him, and attempts to locate him by advertising for him. As a scheme, the crook sends Ranny in response to the advertisement, not knowing that he is really her son. Ranny takes money from his mother, but then becomes conscience stricken, and admits to her that he is an imposter. However, she convinces him that he belongs to her. Ranny promises to go straight, and Trask is happy to have a son. Ranny marries his sweetheart.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Age of Desire located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Age of Desire at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Age of Desire
  3. ^ Pardy, George T. (February 2, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Age of Desire". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (11). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved August 9, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Age of Desire


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