The Fog (1923 film)

1923 film by Paul Powell

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

* January 18, 1923 (1923-01-18)[1]

Running time

| 70 minutes
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

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]

A poster for this film was later featured in the Buster Keaton film Sherlock Jr. (1924).

## Cast

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* 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

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The 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

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With no prints of The Fog located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "The Fog". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
2. ^ Carl Bennett, ed. (January 25, 2010). "The Fog". Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved March 9, 2016 – via Silent Era.
3. ^ "Cullen Landis Is Cast for Lead in 'The Fog'". Motion Picture News. XXVII (8): 925. February 24, 1923. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
4. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Fog

## External links

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* A Society Sensation (1918)
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* The Man in the Moonlight (1919)
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* Eyes of the Heart (1920)
* Dangerous Lies (1921)
* The Mystery Road (1921)
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* The Crimson Challenge (1922)
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* For the Defense (1922)
* The Cradle (1922)
* A Daughter of Luxury (1922)
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* Her Market Value (1925)
* The Awful Truth (1925)
* Let Women Alone (1925)
* North Star (1925)
* The Prince of Pilsen (1926)
* Jewels of Desire (1927)

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