When Gilbert E. Gable, president of Achievement Films, Inc., and George D. Baker, the director, began casting for the players to interpret the characters of 'Slave of Desire,' a picturization of Honore de Balzac's famous novel, 'Le Peau de Chagrin' (usually known in English as 'The Magic Skin'), which was made at the Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan, they hit upon George Walsh as the actor for the hero, Raphael Valentin. He had but recently completed the role of Rawdon in Hugo and Mabel Ballin's 'Vanity Fair.' Bessie Love was also acting for Goldwyn in Marshal Neilan's own screen story, 'The Eternal Three.' Others include Carmel Myers, Wally Van, Edward Connelly, Eulalie Jensen, Herbert Prior, William Orlamond, Nicholas de Ruiz, William von Hardenburg, Harmon McGregor, George Periolat, Harry Lorraine and Calvert Carter. Charles Whittaker's adaptation of the Balzac novel is up to the high standard. 'Slave of Desire' is shown at the World Theatre.
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The World Theatre: 'Slave of Desire' - Some Notable Players
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Publication Date
1925-06-13
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1925
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6
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Slave of Desire
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Actors
George Walsh
Director
George D. Baker
Writer
Alice D.G. Miller (adaptation)
Country
USA
Released
1923-10-04
Runtime
70 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
Poet Raphael de Valentin is down on his luck until a friend introduces him into society. He meets the Countess Fedora, and after she reads his poems, his work becomes an overnight sensation.
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Vanity Fair
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Actors
Mabel Ballin
Director
Hugo Ballin
Writer
Hugo Ballin
Country
USA
Released
1923-03-25
Runtime
80 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
Adventuress Becky Sharp lives by her wits and charm in an effort to ascend from humble backgrounds into society. She fails to lure Joseph Sedley, the brother of her chum Amelia, into ...
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The Eternal Three
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Actors
Hobart Bosworth
Director
Marshall Neilan
Writer
Marshall Neilan (story)
Country
USA
Released
1923-09-23
Runtime
70 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
A doctor's adopted son turns out to be an ungrateful whelp. He beds the doctor's maid, then his secretary, and finally targets the doctor's wife--his own stepmother--as his next conquest.
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