The Fog (1923 film)

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]

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)

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

Cast

• 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

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

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

References

1. "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

• The Fog at IMDb
• The Fog synopsis at AllMovie