As You Desire Me (1932)
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.

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Cast

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo As: Zara, a.k.a. Maria
Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas As: Count Bruno Varelli
Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim As: Carl Salter
Owen Moore Owen Moore As: Tony Boffie
Hedda Hopper Hedda Hopper As: Ines Montari
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 28 May 1932

Country: US

Runtime: 70m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $460,733

Revenue: $1,362,000

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Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Zara, a.k.a. Maria

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Count Bruno Varelli

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Carl Salter

Owen Moore

Owen Moore

Tony Boffie

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Ines Montari

Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano

Lena

Warburton Gamble

Warburton Gamble

Baron

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

Captain

William Ricciardi

William Ricciardi

Pietro

Roland Varno

Roland Varno

Albert

Reginald Barlow

Reginald Barlow

Dr. Reinhardt

Max Barwyn

Max Barwyn

Cafe Headwaiter

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Friar

William Orlamond

William Orlamond

Waiter

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Lucia Marco

George Davis

George Davis

Salter's Butler

Directed By

George Fitzmaurice

George Fitzmaurice

Director

Cullen Tate

Cullen Tate

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Adrian

Adrian

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

William H. Daniels

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

Milton Brown

Milton Brown

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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