Six Cylinder Love

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] Also appearing in the film from the Broadway play were Donald Meek and Ralph Sipperly.

For the 1931 film, see Six Cylinder Love (1931 film).
Six Cylinder Love
Film poster
Directed byElmer Clifton
Produced byWilliam Fox
Written byCarl Stearns Clancy
Based onSix Cylinder Love
by William Anthony McGuire
StarringErnest Truex
Florence Eldridge
Donald Meek
CinematographyAlexander G. Penrod
Edited byRalph Spence
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 4, 1923 (1923-11-04)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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.[2]

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Six Cylinder Love located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

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. Progressive Silent Film: Six Cylinder Love at silentera.com; accessed November 16, 2014.
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Six Cylinder Love


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