Black Oxen (1923)


Black Oxen
Release Date29 December 1923
TaglineYes!! A woman can come back and does thru rejuvenation -- in the screen's strangest story
GenreDrama, Romance, Sci-Fi
CountryUSA
Sound MixSilent
ColorBlack and White
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Black Oxen is an American silent film released in December 1923, starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle and Clara Bow and based on the novel by Gertrude Atherton. Described as "subtle science fiction." the work takes its title from William Butler Yeats: "The years like great Black Oxen tread the world." It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions and distributed by First National Pictures. A special edition of Atherton's novel was released featuring stills from the film.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Corinne Griffith
Madame Zatianny, Mary Ogden

Conway Tearle
Lee Clavering

Tom Ricketts
Charles Dinwiddie

Tom Guise
Judge Gavin Trent

Clara Bow
Janet Ogelthorpe

Kate Lester
Jane Ogelthorpe

Harry Mestayer
James Ogelthorpe

Lincoln Stedman
Donnie Ferris

Claire McDowell
Agnes Trevor

Alan Hale
Prince Rohenhauer

Clarissa Selwynne
Gora Dwight

Fred Gamble
Oglethorpe Butler

Percy Williams
Ogden Butler

Otto Nelson
Dr. Steinach

Eric Mayne
Chancellor

Otto Lederer
Austrian Advisor

Carmelita Geraghty
Anna Goodrich

Ione Atkinson
Flapper

Mila Constantin
Flapper

Hortense O'Brien
Flapper

Director

Frank Lloyd
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Cinematographer

Gertrude Atherton

Frank Lloyd
writer

Mary O'Hara
writer

Norbert Brodine
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Production Company

Frank Lloyd Productions
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Distributor

Associated First National Pictures