Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love is a lost[1] 1923 silent film comedy produced and distributed by Fox Film and directed by Elmer Clifton. It is based on a popular 1921 Broadway play and stars Ernest Truex from the play.[2] Also appearing in the film from the Broadway play were Donald Meek and Ralph Sipperly.
| Six Cylinder Love | |
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| Directed by | Elmer Clifton |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Written by | Carl Stearns Clancy |
| Based on | play by William Anthony McGuire |
| Starring | Ernest Truex Florence Eldridge Donald Meek |
| Cinematography | Alexander G. Penrod |
| Edited by | Ralph Spence |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | November 4, 1923 |
Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Both Hedda Hopper and June Walker had substantial roles in the long-running play, but did not appear in the film. Walker's part was played by ingenue Florence Eldridge in her first film. Also making their film debuts are Donald Meek and Thomas Mitchell. In 1931, Fox produced an early sound remake starring newcomer Spencer Tracy. The 20th Century Fox studio remade the story in 1939 as The Honeymoon's Over.[3]
Cast
- Ernest Truex - Gilbert Sterling
- Florence Eldridge - Marilyn Sterling
- Donald Meek - Richard Burton
- Maude Hill - Geraldine Burton
- Ann McKittrick - Phyllis Burton
- Marjorie Milton - Marguerite Rogers
- Thomas Mitchell - Bertram Rogers
- Ralph Sipperly - William Donroy
- Berton Churchill - George Stapleton
- Helen Morgan (unbilled extra)
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References
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Six Cylinder Love
- Six Cylinder Love as produced on Broadway at the Sam H. Harris theatre, August 25, 1921, to July 1922, for 344 performances, IBDb.com; accessed November 16, 2014.
- Six Cylinder Love profile, silentera.com; accessed November 16, 2014.
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