Altars of Desire

Altars of Desire
Altars of Desire
	1926 publicity still of Conway Tearle and Mae Murray in Altars of Desire
Directed by	Christy Cabanne
Written by	Agnes Christine Johnston; Albert E. Lewin; Alice D. G. Miller
Story by	Maria Thompson Daviess
Starring	Mae Murray; Conway Tearle
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 5, 1927;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Altars of Desire is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring silent movie star Mae Murray. It was produced and released by MGM.^[1]

A print of Altars of Desire survives and is preserved by MGM.^[2]

Synopsis

Claire (Murray) is sent to Paris by her father (Edeson) to acquire some refinement. A treasure-hunter (Beranger) stalks her, but so does good guy David Elrod (Tearle), who rescues her.

Cast

Mae Murray as Claire Sutherland
Conway Tearle as David Elrod
Robert Edeson as John Sutherland
Maude George as Kitty Pryor
George Beranger as Count André D'Orville

References

External links

Altars of Desire at IMDb
Stills at silenthollywood.com

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: Altars of Desires at silentera.com

[2] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Altars of Desire

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