Playthings of Desire

Playthings of Desire

Release date : September 1, 1933
Runtime : 50m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : George Melford /
Production companies : Pinnacle Productions /
September 1, 1933 50m United States of America Drama English More
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Jim Malvern is one of the richest men in the world. Unscrupulous and greedy, he uses beautiful young women as his playthings. But after meeting gorgeous actress Gloria Dawn, Malvern decides to put aside his philandering ways. With a marriage date set, the millionaire invites a flock of his famous friends -- including some of his former lovers -- to a remote island. Moments before the ceremony, Malvern is shot and killed by an unseen assailant. A grieving Gloria, realizing the murderer must be one of the guests, goes on a hunt for her fiance's killer.
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Linda Watkins
Gloria Dawn
James Kirkwood
Jim Malvern
Reed Howes
Jack Halliday
Josephine Dunn
Anne Cabot Ford
Molly O'Day
Renee Grant
Jack Chapin
Wheeler Johnson
Wally Bishop
Man in Speakeasy
Mary Bailey
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Ard Bamond
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Melba Bartlett
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Winifred Bass
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Frank Blackman
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Jean Bouton
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Carl Brown
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David Bunn
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Jack Carlyle
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Jess Cavin
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Adeline Chapin
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  • title:Playthings of Desire
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1933
  • Runtime:50m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: George Melford /
  • Writers: Harry Sinclair Drago · Fred V. Blair ·
  • Production companies: Pinnacle Productions ·
  • Overview:Jim Malvern is one of the richest men in the world. Unscrupulous and greedy, he uses beautiful young women as his playthings. But after meeting gorgeous actress Gloria Dawn, Malvern decides to put aside his philandering ways. With a marriage date set, the millionaire invites a flock of his famous friends -- including some of his former lovers -- to a remote island. Moments before the ceremony, Malvern is shot and killed by an unseen assailant. A grieving Gloria, realizing the murderer must be one of the guests, goes on a hunt for her fiance's killer.
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