The Temple of Venus (film) explained

The Temple of Venus
Director:	Henry Otto
Producer:	William Fox
Story:	Catherine Carr
Starring:	William Walling Mary Philbin
Cinematography:	Joseph H. August
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	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]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TempleOfVenus1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Temple of Venus
2. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/12562/ 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 . 3 . Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. . New York City . 1923-11-04 . 2021-01-04.
4. Book: Vermilye, Jerry . Jean Arthur: A Biofilmography . AuthorHouse . 2012 . Bloomington, Indiana . 6–7 . 978-1-4670-4326-7.
5. 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