Their Own Desire is a 1929 film which tells the story of a young woman who is upset by the knowledge that her father is divorcing her mother in order to marry another woman. Her own feelings change, however, when she falls in love with a young man who turns out to be the son of her father's new love. It stars Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery and Helene Millard. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 (some sources indicate 1900) - June 12, 1983) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian-born Hollywood actress. ... Belle Bennett (April 22, 1891 - November 4, 1932) was a stage and screen actress who started her professional career in Vaudeville. ... Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. ... Robert Montgomery (May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. ...

The movie was adapted by James Forbes and Frances Marion from the novel by Sarita Fuller. It was directed by E. Mason Hopper. James Grant Forbes (September 2, 1871 – May 26, 1938) was a Canadian platwright who worked as a Hollywood movie screenwriter. ... Frances Marion Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century. ...

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Norma Shearer). The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

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