Black Oxen (1923)

Description

Black Oxen is a 1923 American fantasy / romantic drama silent film starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, and Clara Bow. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the film is based on the controversial and best-selling 1923 novel of the same name by Gertrude Atherton.[1]

Described as “subtle science fiction”, the film 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 Photoplay Edition of the novel was published by A. L. Burt Company, New York, illustrated with four stills from the film.

Cast:

• Corinne Griffith as Madame Zatianny/Mary Ogden
• Conway Tearle as Lee Clavering
• Clara Bow as Janet Ogelthorpe
• Tom Ricketts as Charles Dinwiddie
• Carmelita Geraghty as Anna Goodrich
• Tom Guise as Judge Gavin Trent
• Alan Hale as Prince Rohenhauer
• Kate Lester as Jane Ogelthorpe
• Harry Mestayer as James Ogelthorpe
• Claire McDowell as Agnes Trevor
• Lincoln Stedman as Donnie Ferris
• Ione Atkinson as Flapper
• Mila Constantin as Flapper
• Fred Gamble as Oglethorpe Butler
• Otto Lederer as Austrian Advisor
• Clarissa Selwynne as Gora Dwight
• Eric Mayne as Chancellor
• Otto Nelson as Dr. Steinach
• Hortense O’Brien as Flapper
• Wilhelm von Brincken as Aide to Prince Rohenhauer (uncredited)
• Percy Williams as Ogden Butler