This is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
John Conrad Nagel was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1940, and three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Robert Edeson was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer.
Eulalie Jensen was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films.
Gladys Hulette was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at the age of three and on screen when she was seven years old. Hulette was also a talented artist. Her mother was an opera star.
Baby Brother is a 1927 American Our Gang short film. It was the 61st Our Gang short to be released. It marks the first appearance of long-term member Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins.
Vera Lewis was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films from 1915 to 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis.
Wine of Youth is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by King Vidor, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, shortly after the merger which created MGM in April 1924. Vidor did not consider it important enough to mention in his autobiography, although it did advance the careers of three young stars-to-be: Ben Lyon, Eleanor Boardman, and William Haines.
Wilfred Noy was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard. He directed more than 80 films between 1910 and 1936. He also appeared in 18 films between 1924 and 1939.
Gladys Leslie Moore was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s. Though less-remembered than superstars like Mary Pickford, she had a number of starring roles from 1917 to the early 1920s and was one of the young female stars of her day.
The Still Alarm is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur and A.C. Wheeler that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 1926. Though never a favorite of critics, it achieved widespread popularity. It is best known for its climactic scene where fire wagons are pulled by horses to a blazing fire.
The Man Who Stayed at Home is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring King Baggot, Claire Whitney. It was based on the play The Man Who Stayed at Home by J. E. Harold Terry and Lechmere Worrall.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is a remake of a 1920 Goldwyn Pictures film with the same title starring Jack Pickford.
The Vicar of Wakefield is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring Frederick Warde, Boyd Marshall and Kathryn Adams. It is based on the 1766 novel The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith. Unlike many productions of the era, the film still survives.
The House of the Tolling Bell is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring May McAvoy, Bruce Gordon, and Morgan Thorpe. It is based on a novel written by Edith Sessions Tupper.
Wild Primrose is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring Gladys Leslie, Richard Barthelmess, Eulalie Jensen, Charles Kent, and Claude Gillingwater. The film was released by V-L-S-E, Incorporated on August 12, 1918.
The Mating is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring Gladys Leslie, Herbert Rawlinson, Forrest Robinson, John Thomson, and Aida Horton. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America on October 7, 1918.
Carlton S. King was an American film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films.
Mary Jane's Pa is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and William P.S. Earle and starring Marc McDermott, Mildred Manning and Eulalie Jensen.
When Husbands Deceive is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Leah Baird, William Conklin and Eulalie Jensen.
