PLAYTHINGS OF DESIRE aka Murder In The Library (1933) Linda Watkins & James Kirkwood | Drama | B&W

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.

SYNOPSIS
After rich playboy and philanderer James Malvern marries successful stage actress Gloria Dawn, the newlywed couple entrain for Malverncroft, the family lodge in the Canadian wilderness, where they spend their honeymoon. When Gloria's boat is caught in the swift current above a steep waterfall, she is rescued from certain death by Pierre du Charme, a guide and also caretaker of the Malvern estate. Gloria soon discovers that Malvern is unfaithful to her, and she allows herself to fall in love with Pierre. When Malvern is found murdered, Pierre, who has followed the Malverns to New York, is charged with the crime. After a sensational trial, the innocent guide is sentenced to death, but he is saved from the electric chair when Gloria discovers the real culprit: Wheeler Johnson, a theatrical agent who had a grudge against Malvern. Pierre and Gloria make plans to be married and return together to the Canadian woods.

CAST & CREW
Linda Watkins as Gloria Dawn
James Kirkwood, Sr. as Jim Malvern
Reed Howes as Jack Halliday
Josephine Dunn as Anne Cabot Ford
Molly O'Day as Renee Grant
Jack Chapin as Wheeler Johnson

Directed by George Melford
Written by Fred V. Blair
Based on Playthings of Desire by Harry Sinclair Drago
Produced by Aubrey M. Kennedy
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Edited by Helene Turner
Music by George Henninger
Production company Pinnacle Productions
Distributed by Pinnacle Productions
Release date September 2, 1933
Running time 50 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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