All I Desire (1953)
Forever trapped in the reprisal of her wonderful role in Stella Dallas, Barbara Stanwyck plays a mother who walked out on her family and returns after ten years in All I Desire. She left to pursue a career in show business, and upon her return she feels the need to pretend she’s a grand dramatic actress instead of a low-class vaudeville hoofer. Her surprise return throws her entire family, and the town, for a loop. Her son doesn’t even remember her, her younger daughter wants to use her influence to start a stage career of her own, her older daughter is angry and resentful, her husband is torn between loyalty to his wife and love for his girlfriend, and her lover wants to rekindle their affair. What drama!
All I Desire is very entertaining, and full of excitement and drama, but it does feel a little soapy and unrealistic towards the end. Lori Nelson, the younger daughter, is a little annoying, but once her hidden motives are revealed, it’s much easier to see her as selfish rather than innocent. Richard Carlson is very handsome and expresses his conflicted emotions with pain and confusion, and it’s tough for audiences to chose between the tough Barbara Stanwyck and the sweet Maureen O’Sullivan. For a soapy afternoon, feel free to rent this one with some girlfriends, but you might not want to spend your evening watching it.
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All I Desire is very entertaining, and full of excitement and drama, but it does feel a little soapy and unrealistic towards the end. Lori Nelson, the younger daughter, is a little annoying, but once her hidden motives are revealed, it’s much easier to see her as selfish rather than innocent. Richard Carlson is very handsome and expresses his conflicted emotions with pain and confusion, and it’s tough for audiences to chose between the tough Barbara Stanwyck and the sweet Maureen O’Sullivan. For a soapy afternoon, feel free to rent this one with some girlfriends, but you might not want to spend your evening watching it.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Barbara Stanwyck movies here!