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The Temple of Venus (film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Temple of Venus' is a 1923 American silent fantasy romance film directed by Henry Otto. It stars William Walling, Mary Philbin, and Mickey McBan. It was produced by William Fox and released by his Fox Film Corporation.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TempleOfVenus1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Temple of Venus'] at silentera.com[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/12562/ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: 'The Temple of Venus']

Plot



The fantasy has a modern theme and mythological sequences involving shots of beaches with flimsy gowned dancers and imaginative caverns where dwell Venus, Neptune, Jupiter and the rest of the gods. There is also some views of wild life such as seals and tropical birds.

Cast



Production



On location filming was conducted at Santa Cruz Island, California. Jean Arthur was initially cast as the lead, but was replaced by the more experienced Mary Philbin after a few days of rehearsal.

Preservation



With no prints of 'The Temple of Venus' located in any film archive,[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9708/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Temple of Venus'] it is a lost film.

See also



*1937 Fox vault fire

References




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