As You Desire Me (1932)
Bar entertainer Zara is a discontented alcoholic who is pursued by many men but lives with novelist Carl Salter. One day, Tony shows up on Salter's estate claiming that Zara is actually Maria, the wife of his close friend Bruno, claiming that her memory was destroyed during World War I. Zara doesn't remember but leaves with Tony to Salter's dismay. Bruno, now an officer in the Italian Army, tries to coax Maria's memory back on his large estate. No one is really sure if Zara is Maria, and when Salter shows up with a mental case from Trieste that he claims is the real Maria, everyone on Bruno's estate is desperately searching for the truth.
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: May 28, 1932
Cast
- Greta Garbo - Zara, a.k.a. Maria
- Melvyn Douglas - Count Bruno Varelli
- Erich von Stroheim - Carl Salter
- Owen Moore - Tony Boffie
- Hedda Hopper - Ines Montari
- Rafaela Ottiano - Lena
- Warburton Gamble - Baron
- Albert Conti - Captain
- William Ricciardi - Pietro
- Roland Varno - Albert
Screenplay
- Gene Markey (Adaptation)
- Gene Markey
- Luigi Pirandello (Theatre Play)
Music: William Axt
Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Editing: George Hively
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $460,733
Box Office: $1M
Original Language: en
Keywords
budapest, hungary, alcoholic, pre-code, amnesiac
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is As You Desire Me about?
- Bar entertainer Zara is a discontented alcoholic who is pursued by many men but lives with novelist Carl Salter. One day, Tony shows up on Salter's estate claiming that Zara is actually Maria, the wife of his close friend Bruno, claiming that her memory was destroyed during World War I. Zara doesn't remember but leaves with Tony to Salter's dismay. Bruno, now an officer in the Italian Army, tries to coax Maria's memory back on his large estate. No one is really sure if Zara is Maria, and when Salter shows up with a mental case from Trieste that he claims is the real Maria, everyone on Bruno's estate is desperately searching for the truth.
- Who directed As You Desire Me?
- As You Desire Me was directed by George Fitzmaurice.
- Who stars in As You Desire Me?
- As You Desire Me stars Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Erich von Stroheim, Owen Moore, Hedda Hopper, Rafaela Ottiano.
- How long is As You Desire Me?
- As You Desire Me has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- What genre is As You Desire Me?
- As You Desire Me is a Drama film.
- What is the budget of As You Desire Me?
- As You Desire Me had a budget of $460,733.
- How much did As You Desire Me gross?
- As You Desire Me grossed $1M worldwide.
- Where was As You Desire Me produced?
- As You Desire Me was produced in United States of America.