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Cast
Josef Swickard
as Marcio
William Collier Jr.
as Ranny - Age 21
Frederick Truesdell
as Malcolm Trask (as Frank Truesdell)
Bruce Guerin
as Ranny - Age 3
Frankie Lee
as Ranny - Age 13
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Dan Reagan
Mary Jane Irving
as Margy - Age 10
Myrtle Stedman
as Janet Loring
Aggie Herring
as Ann Reagan
Mary Philbin
as Margy - Age 18
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1923
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorFrank Borzage
WritersLenore J. Coffee, Mary O'Hara, Dixie Willson
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Age of Desire
About The Age of Desire
Janet Loring is a young widow with a young son. She marries millionaire Malcolm Trask, but doesn't tell him about her previous marriage or her son, Ranny. Abandoned to the streets by Janet, Ranny eventually moves in with a bookseller and her granddaughter Margy. As the years go by Janet comes to regret abandoning her son and takes out ads looking for him. Marcio, a vicious blackmailer, sends Ranny to Janet posing as her son, not knowing that the young boy actually is her son. Complications ensue.
Directed by Frank Borzage, The Age of Desire leans on a strong ensemble — Josef Swickard, William Collier Jr., Frederick Truesdell — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1923.
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