Barbara Stanwyck
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All I Desire is a 1953 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson, Lori Nelson, and Maureen O'Sullivan. It is based on Carol Ryrie Brink's 1951 novel Stopover.
All I Desire: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson. In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.
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- Drama, Romance
- Douglas Sirk
- 1953-08-18
Overview. In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago. Douglas Sirk. Director. Carol Ryrie Brink. Novel. Robert Blees. Screenplay. James Gunn.
Synopsis. In 1910, just as her career hits its lowest point, aging actress Naomi Murdoch receives a letter from her daughter Lily. Ten years earlier, Naomi had created a scandal by leaving her teacher husband Henry and their children, Joyce, Lily and Ted, because she felt stifled by their small-town community and Henry's strict social mores.
- Douglas Sirk, Joseph E. Kenny, Ronnie Rondell
- Barbara Stanwyck
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All I Desire depicts a dangerous mixture of her fairly benign deception and her daughter’s pie-in-the-sky naivety. She tries to subtly address the situation, but ebullience is a powerful opponent.
