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A Desperate Adventure

8.019381h 3mMovieComedyRomance

In this romantic comedy, a passionate French painter nearly goes berserk when he learns that his well-meaning friends have stolen one of his paintings so it can be exhibited.

DirectorJohn H. Auer
WritersHanns Kräly·Barry Trivers

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Cast · Directed by John H. Auer

RNRamon Novarro
Ramon Novarro
André Friezan
MMMarian Marsh
Marian Marsh
Ann Carrington
EBEric Blore
Eric Blore
Trump
ATAndrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes
Cosmo Carrington
MTMargaret Tallichet
Margaret Tallichet
Betty Carrington
TRTom Rutherford
Tom Rutherford
Gerald Richards
MCMaurice Cass
Maurice Cass
Dornay

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A Desperate Adventure — streaming FAQ

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A Desperate Adventure hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 23, 1938. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.