Desire (1936 film)

Desire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCharles Lang
Victor Milner
Edited byWilliam Shea
Music byFrederick Hollander
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 11, 1936 (1936-04-11) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

Desire is a 1936 American romantic crime comedy-drama film directed by Frank Borzage, starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, and produced by Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch. The picture is a remake of the 1933 German film Happy Days in Aranjuez. The screenplay was written by Samuel Hoffenstein, Edwin Justus Mayer, and Waldemar Young, based on the play Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle. The music score was composed by Frederick Hollander and the cinematography was shot by Charles Lang and Victor Milner. Marlene Dietrich's wardrobe was designed by Travis Banton. The supporting cast features John Halliday, William Frawley, Akim Tamiroff, and Alan Mowbray.