Playthings of Desire (1933)
50m
Running Time
September 1, 1933Release Date
Playthings of Desire (1933)
50m
Running Time
September 1, 1933Release Date
Plot.
Jim Malvern is one of the richest men in the world. Unscrupulous and greedy, he uses beautiful young women as his playthings. But after meeting gorgeous actress Gloria Dawn, Malvern decides to put aside his philandering ways. With a marriage date set, the millionaire invites a flock of his famous friends -- including some of his former lovers -- to a remote island. Moments before the ceremony, Malvern is shot and killed by an unseen assailant. A grieving Gloria, realizing the murderer must be one of the guests, goes on a hunt for her fiance's killer.
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Cast & Crew.
Linda Watkins
Gloria Dawn
James Kirkwood
Jim Malvern
Reed Howes
Jack Halliday
Josephine Dunn
Anne Cabot Ford
Molly O'Day
Renee Grant
Ford Sterling
Bromwell Jones
Jack Chapin
Wheeler Johnson
Wally Bishop
Man in Speakeasy
Mary Bailey
Housemaid
Ard Bamond
Minor Role
Melba Bartlett
House Party Guest
Winifred Bass
Minor Role
Frank Blackman
Houseboy
Jean Bouton
House Party Guest
Carl Brown
Yacht Party Guest
Aubrey M. Kennedy
Producer
David Bunn
Johnson
George Henninger
Composer
Jack Carlyle
First Detective
Mack Stengler
Cinematographer
Jess Cavin
Second Detective
Adeline Chapin
House Party Guest
Helene Turner
Editor
Alice Chapin
Yacht Party Guest
John Chesnut
House Party Guest / Man in Boating Party
Mrs. John Chesnut
Woman in Boating Party
George Cloakey
Minor Role
Grace Cloakey
Minor Role
Haskell Coffin
Minor Role
Pearl Coleman
Housemaid
Leo Donsky
Minor Role
Archie Dunlap
Minor Role
Frances Edwards
House Party Guest
Sheila Elliott
Yacht Party Guest
Dick Francis
Minor Role
Lloyd Friedgen
Minor Role
Lester Glascock
Minor Role
Madge Groves
Yacht Party Guest
Lillian Hale
Minor Role
Herbert Hall
Yacht Party Guest
Louise Hall
Minor Role
Lillian Harlow
Minor Role
Mickey Harris
Minor Role
Irene Hartow
House Party Guest
John Hedenbury
Doctor
Forrest Hoffman
Minor Role
J.C. Hughey
Minor Role
Jay Jones
Minor Role
Francis Joyner
Malvern's Butler
Waddell Kleinpeter
House Party Guest
Bob Knopke
Minor Role
Ralph LaFevre
Minor Role
Jack Laurendeau
Minor Role
Johnnie Lee
Minor Role
Mary Loan
Sue Warren
Bill Macey
Minor Role
Mary Lou Moore
Girl in Boating Party / House Party Guest
Burwell Neal
Minor Role
Nona Parker
Minor Role
James Peters
Sailor
Pete Peters
Minor Role
Bob Purvis
House Party Guest
Mrs. Braden Quicksall
Minor Role
W. Orville Ray
Minor Role
Tom Roach
Minor Role
Thelma Robbins
Minor Role
Waldo Roberts
House Party Guest
E.C. Robinson
Minor Role
George Robinson
Minor Role
Joe Russell
Policeman
Ann Singleton
Yacht Party Guest
Jack Soane
Yacht Party Guest / House Party Guest
Jay Stone
Minor Role
Mr. Stone
Airport Attendant
Irene Swann
House Party Guest
H.R. Taylor
Minor Role
Jack Taylor
House Party Guest
Jeanette Townsend
Minor Role
Andrew Trice
House Party Guest
Nelson Tucker
Gardener
Lettie Tutson
Black Maid
Edmond B. Van Horn
Yacht Party Guest
H.R. Walker
Minor Role
James Walker
Steward
Booth Waterbury
Switchboard Operator
Woody Wever
Minor Role
Curtis Wheeler
Joe
Jimmie White
Minor Role
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Murder in the Library or Playthings of Desire (U.S. alternate title) is a 1933 American drama film directed by George Melford and starring Linda Watkins, James Kirkwood, Sr., and Reed Howes. It was made by the Poverty Row company Pinnacle Productions. It is a remake of the 1924 silent film Playthings of Desire.