Six Cylinder Love (1923 film)

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Six Cylinder Love
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Directed by Elmer Clifton
Written by Carl Stearns Clancy
Based onSix Cylinder Love
by William Anthony McGuire
Produced by William Fox
Starring Ernest Truex
Florence Eldridge
Donald Meek
CinematographyAlexander G. Penrod
Edited by Ralph Spence
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 4, 1923 (1923-11-04)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Six Cylinder Love is a 1923 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Fox Film and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film is based on a popular 1921 Broadway play and stars Ernest Truex from the play. [1] Other actors appearing in the film from the Broadway play are Donald Meek and Ralph Sipperly. [2]

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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]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] newlyweds Gilbert and Marilyn Sterling make their home in a pleasant suburb. The young wife explains that she wants an automobile badly. The husband takes out a mortgage on the home and buys a machine from crafty auto salesman William Donroy, which then leads to fresh extravagances. The couple gets in with a fast set and Gilbert borrows some cash from his employer. The employer discovers the theft, but accepts Gilbert's promise to work hard and make good and atone for his embezzlement. Gilbert gets rid of all of his sponging relatives, moves to the city, and makes good on his promise. All ends well for the couple.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Six Cylinder Love located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Six Cylinder Love". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (7): 24. Retrieved June 10, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Progressive Silent Film: Six Cylinder Love at silentera.com; accessed November 16, 2014.
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Six Cylinder Love