

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.
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Desire (1936) Original Trailer [FHD]
Cast

Marlene Dietrich
Madeleine de Beaupré

Gary Cooper
Tom Bradley

John Halliday
Carlos Margoli

William Frawley
Mr. Gibson

Ernest Cossart
Aristide Duvalle

Akim Tamiroff
Avilia

Alan Mowbray
Dr. Maurice Pauquet

Zeffie Tilbury
Aunt Olga

George MacQuarrie
Clerk With Gun

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Customs Official

George Davis
French Garage Man (uncredited)

Enrique Acosta
Pedro, the Butler (uncredited)
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