The Temple of Venus (film)

The Temple of Venus
Advertisement
Directed by	Henry Otto
Written by	Catherine Carr
Story by	Catherine Carr
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	William Walling Mary Philbin
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	November 11, 1923 (1923-11-11)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[3]

Cast

• William Walling as Dennis Dean
• Mary Philbin as Moira
• Mickey McBan as Mickey
• Alice Day as Peggy
• David Butler as Nat Harper
• William Boyd as Stanley Dale
• Phyllis Haver as Constance Lane
• Léon Bary as Phil Greyson
• Celeste Lee as Venus
• Senorita Consuella as Thetis
• Robert Klein as Neptune
• Marilyn Boyd as Juno
• Frank Keller as Jupiter
• Lorraine Eason as Echo
• Helen Vigil as Diana

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. ^[4]

Preservation

With no prints of The Temple of Venus located in any film archive, ^[5] it is a lost film.

See also

• 1937 Fox vault fire

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Temple of Venus at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Temple of Venus
3. "Reviews of the Newest Features: The Temple of Venus". Film Daily. 26 (25). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 3 November 4, 1923. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
4. Vermilye, Jerry (2012). Jean Arthur: A Biofilmography. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. pp. 6–7. ISBN   978-1-4670-4326-7.
5. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Temple Of Venus". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

External links

• The Temple of Venus at IMDb