Six Cylinder Love (1923 film)

For the 1931 film, see Six Cylinder Love (1931 film).

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] Other actors appearing in the film from the Broadway play are Donald Meek and Ralph Sipperly.^[2]

Six Cylinder Love
Film poster
Directed by	Elmer Clifton
Written by	Carl Stearns Clancy
Based on	Six Cylinder Love by William Anthony McGuire
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Ernest Truex Florence Eldridge Donald Meek
Cinematography	Alexander G. Penrod
Edited by	Ralph Spence
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	November 4, 1923 (1923-11-04)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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.^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] newlyweds Gilbert and Marilyn Sterling make their home in a pleasant suburb. The young wife explains that she wants an automobile badly. The husband takes out a mortgage on the home and buys a machine from crafty auto salesman William Donroy, which then leads to fresh extravagances. The couple gets in with a fast set and Gilbert borrows some cash from his employer. The employer discovers the theft, but accepts Gilbert's promise to work hard and make good and atone for his embezzlement. Gilbert gets rid of all of his sponging relatives, moves to the city, and makes good on his promise. All ends well for the couple.

Cast

• Ernest Truex as Gilbert Sterling
• Florence Eldridge as Marilyn Sterling
• Donald Meek as Richard Burton
• Maude Hill as Geraldine Burton
• Ann McKittrick as Phyllis Burton
• Marjorie Milton as Marguerite Rogers
• Thomas Mitchell as Bertram Rogers
• Ralph Sipperly as William Donroy
• Berton Churchill as George Stapleton
• Helen Morgan (unbilled extra)

Preservation

With no prints of Six Cylinder Love located in any film archives,^[4] 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. Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Six Cylinder Love". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24. Retrieved June 10, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. Progressive Silent Film: Six Cylinder Love at silentera.com; accessed November 16, 2014.
4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Six Cylinder Love

External links

• Six Cylinder Love at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie