Altars of Desire

Altars of Desire is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring silent movie star Mae Murray. It was produced and released by MGM.^[1]

Altars of Desire
1926 publicity still of Conway Tearle and Mae Murray in Altars of Desire
Directed by	Christy Cabanne
Written by	Agnes Christine Johnston Albert E. Lewin Alice D. G. Miller
Story by	Maria Thompson Daviess
Starring	Mae Murray Conway Tearle
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 5, 1927 (1927-02-05)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A print of Altars of Desire survives and is preserved by MGM.^[2]

Synopsis

Claire (Murray) is sent to Paris by her father (Edeson) to acquire some refinement. A treasure-hunter (Beranger) stalks her, but so does good guy David Elrod (Tearle), who rescues her.

Cast

• Mae Murray as Claire Sutherland
• Conway Tearle as David Elrod
• Robert Edeson as John Sutherland
• Maude George as Kitty Pryor
• George Beranger as Count André D'Orville