One Desire
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| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Written by | Conrad Richter (novel), Lawrence Roman, Robert Blees |
| Music by | Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
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Release dates
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September 2, 1955 |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
One Desire is a 1955 film directed by Jerry Hopper. It stars Anne Baxter and Rock Hudson. Described as a "rugged story of oil-boom Oklahoma in the early 1900s", it was adapted from Conrad Richter's best-selling 1942 novel Tacey Cromwell.[1] Anne Baxter portrays the gambling house owner Tacey Cromwell, while Rock Hudson plays gambling dealer turned bank president Clint Saunders.[2] Although the music is generally by Frank Skinner, the film features a Henry Mancini song sung by Gene Boyd and backed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra which was uncredited to Mancini.[3]
Cast
- Anne Baxter as Tacey Cromwell
- Rock Hudson as Clint Saunders
- Julie Adams as Judith Watrous
- Carl Benton Reid as Sen. Kenneth A. Watrous
- Natalie Wood as Seely Dowder
Reception
The Ames Daily Tribune praised the "exciting climax" of the film with a drunken quarrel and fire, and praised the "ace high" of the cast in their "demanding" roles.[1] The New York Times described it as "nothing thing more than a plodding, old-fashioned soap opera" trangle and that "some spectators may find themselves simply tuning in, eyes closed, to the familiar train of events, dialogue and musical effects", although praised the performances of the cast.[4] One book described it as "another 50s melodrama made at Universal".[5]
See also
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