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Stronger Than Desire

1939 Directed by Leslie Fenton

The story of lonely wives

An attorney handling a murder case in unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.

Virginia Bruce Walter Pidgeon Lee Bowman Ann Dvorak Ilka Chase Rita Johnson Richard Lane Ann E. Todd Paul Stanton Ferike Boros Mariska Aldrich Ernie Alexander King Baggot Jack Baxley Barbara Bedford Margaret Bert Truman Bradley John Butler Leonard Carey James Conaty Mary Currier Lester Dorr Donald Douglas Jesse Graves Reed Hadley John Hamilton Jack Hatfield Louis Jean Heydt Fred Hoose Show All…

Director

Leslie Fenton

Producer

John W. Considine Jr.

Writers

David Hertz William Ludwig W. E. Woodward

Editor

W. Donn Hayes

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons Harry McAfee

Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis

Composers

David Snell Edward Ward

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Country

USA

Language

English

Alternative Titles

Acuso Minha Mulher, Yo acuso a mi mujer, Jača od strasti, Vem sköt McLain?, Min Hustru paa Afveje

drama

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  • Kari

    Review by Kari ★★★½

    Great cast. Ann Dvorak was a highlight.

  • matnol9

    Review by matnol9 ★★★½

    This is a remake of 1934 Evelyn Prentice starring William Powell and Myrna Loy.

  • Danny

    Review by Danny ★★★★

    Lots of fun. Ann Dvorak is so good.

  • Gregory Wood

    Review by Gregory Wood ★★★

    From that magical year, 1939 when even the B pictures like this one seemed even better.

  • Meerkate

    Review by Meerkate ★★★½

    I thought this was going to be a hot mess of a remake (in theory, is it ever a good idea to re-do a Powell/Loy vehicle?) but it ended up being basically as decent as the original Evelyn Prentice? The leads here were clearly missing their level of rapport and charm though.

  • PUNQ

    Review by PUNQ ★★

    Stronger Than Desire (1939) is a remake of previous MGM film, Evelyn Prentice (1934), replacing William Powell & Myrna Loy with Walter Pidgeon & Virginia Bruce as the couple with marital problems that in an unexpected twist turns up in court. The story is the same, and no offense to either Bruce nor Pidgeon, but you know Powell/Loy have an much more natural chemistry together. Which is why I'd prefer the original version.