All I Desire

Directed by Douglas Sirk
Approved
August 18, 1953    80mDrama, Romance
7.0100%75%6.9
In 1900, Naomi Murdoch deserted her small-town family to go on the stage. Some ten years later, daughter Lily invites Naomi back to see her in the Riverdale high school play. Her arrival sets the whole town abuzz, wakes up old conflicts, and sets off new emotional storms.
  • Barbara StanwyckNaomi Murdoch
  • Richard CarlsonHenry Murdoch
  • Lyle BettgerDutch Heineman
  • Marcia HendersonJoyce Murdoch
  • Lori NelsonLily Murdoch
  • Maureen O'SullivanSara Harper
  • Richard LongRuss Underwood
  • Billy GrayTed Murdoch
  • Lotte SteinLena Maria Svensen
  • Dayton LummisColonel Underwood
  • Fred NurneyHans Peterson
  • Sally FraserDaughter in Auditorium
  • Brett HalseyChuck
  • Stuart WhitmanDick, in play
  • Guy WilliamsParty guest
  • Guy WilkersonClem
  • Douglas SirkDirector
  • James GunnScreenplay
  • Robert BleesScreenplay
  • Carol Ryrie BrinkNovel

All I Desire Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 18, 2025
    Some of the acting was a little over the top. Maybe I'm not a fan of melodrama, but I did like the story.

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