The Fog is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Mildred Harris. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by William Dudley Pelley.[1][2]
| The Fog | |
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| Directed by | Paul Powell |
| Screenplay by | Winifred Dunn |
| Story by | H. H. Van Loan |
| Based on | The Fog by William Dudley Pelley |
| Produced by | Max Graf |
| Starring | Mildred Harris |
| Cinematography | John Arnold |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A poster for this film was later featured in the Buster Keaton film Sherlock Jr. (1924).
Cast
edit- Mildred Harris as Madelaine Theddon
- Louise Fazenda as Millie Richards
- Louise Dresser as Mrs. Theddon
- Marjorie Prevost as Edith Forge
- Ann May as Carol Gardner
- Ethel Wales as Mrs. Forge
- Cullen Landis as Nathan Forge
- Ralph Lewis as Jonathan Forge
- David Butler as Si Plumb
- Frank Currier as Caleb Gridley
- Eddie Phillips as Gordon Ruggles
Production
editThe Fog was produced at the Graf studio in San Mateo with exteriors filmed in the San Francisco area.[1] Casting was conducted in early 1923; Cullen Landis was the first to be cast.[3]
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Fog located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Fog". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Carl Bennett, ed. (January 25, 2010). "The Fog". Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved March 9, 2016 – via Silent Era.
- ^ "Cullen Landis Is Cast for Lead in 'The Fog'". Motion Picture News. XXVII (8): 925. February 24, 1923. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Fog
External links
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- The Fog at IMDb
- The Fog synopsis at AllMovie
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