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Black Oxen

  • 19231923
  • 1h 20m
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Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle in Black Oxen (1923)
DramaRomanceSci-Fi
A Manhattan playboy falls in love with a mysterious European woman, whom he notices as an exact double for a famous socialite who disappeared at the turn of the century. At first, he thinks ... Read allA Manhattan playboy falls in love with a mysterious European woman, whom he notices as an exact double for a famous socialite who disappeared at the turn of the century. At first, he thinks it's just pure coincidence, as the beautiful young woman he's currently romancing is much ... Read allA Manhattan playboy falls in love with a mysterious European woman, whom he notices as an exact double for a famous socialite who disappeared at the turn of the century. At first, he thinks it's just pure coincidence, as the beautiful young woman he's currently romancing is much younger than the woman who vanished years before, but soon, he begins to believe that mayb... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
223
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
139,666
4,609
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    • Director
      • Frank Lloyd
    • Writers
      • Gertrude Atherton(novel)
      • Frank Lloyd
      • Mary O'Hara
    • Stars
      • Corinne Griffith
      • Conway Tearle
      • Tom Ricketts
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Frank Lloyd
    • Writers
      • Gertrude Atherton(novel)
      • Frank Lloyd
      • Mary O'Hara
    • Stars
      • Corinne Griffith
      • Conway Tearle
      • Tom Ricketts
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    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Corinne Griffith in Black Oxen (1923)
    Clara Bow in Black Oxen (1923)
    Clara Bow and Conway Tearle in Black Oxen (1923)
    Clara Bow in Black Oxen (1923)
    Clara Bow, Corinne Griffith, and Conway Tearle in Black Oxen (1923)
    Corinne Griffith in Black Oxen (1923)
    Black Oxen (1923)
    Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle in Black Oxen (1923)

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    Corinne Griffith
    Corinne Griffith
    • Madame Zatianny…
    Conway Tearle
    Conway Tearle
    • Lee Clavering
    Tom Ricketts
    Tom Ricketts
    • Charles Dinwiddie
    Tom Guise
    • Judge Gavin Trent
    Clara Bow
    Clara Bow
    • Janet Ogelthorpe
    Kate Lester
    Kate Lester
    • Jane Ogelthorpe
    Harry Mestayer
    Harry Mestayer
    • James Ogelthorpe
    Lincoln Stedman
    Lincoln Stedman
    • Donnie Ferris
    Claire McDowell
    Claire McDowell
    • Agnes Trevor
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Prince Rohenhauer
    Clarissa Selwynne
    Clarissa Selwynne
    • Gora Dwight
    Fred Gamble
    • Oglethorpe Butler
    Percy Williams
    Percy Williams
    • Ogden Butler
    Otto Nelson
    • Dr. Steinach
    Eric Mayne
    Eric Mayne
    • Chancellor
    Otto Lederer
    Otto Lederer
    • Austrian Advisor
    Carmelita Geraghty
    Carmelita Geraghty
    • Anna Goodrich
    Ione Atkinson
    • Flapper
    • Director
      • Frank Lloyd
    • Writers
      • Gertrude Atherton(novel)
      • Frank Lloyd
      • Mary O'Hara
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    • Trivia
      The book Janet (Clara Bow) reads is the flapper novel "Flaming Youth" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Adams used the pseudonym Warner Fabian when writing the book as he feared the controversy over its frank depiction of female sexuality would ruin his reputation as an author. Flaming Youth (1923) was made into the 1923 film of the same name starring Colleen Moore.
    • Quotes

      Lee Clavering: Not so long ago I gave you a spanking. If you don't show your Grandmother more respect - I'll do it again!

      Janet Ogelthorpe: Can I depend on that?

    • Connections
      Edited into Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)

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    The Jazz Age Personified By Clara Bow's First Major Role
    Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, in an essay titled 'Echoes of the Jazz Age,' cited three movies that defined the spirit of that unique time. They are 1921 'The Sheik,' the mostly lost 1923 'Flaming Youth' and 1923 "Black Oxen." The last movie, based on the 1923 Gertrude Atherton best-selling novel of the same name, concerns an Austrian countess (Corinne Griffith) who hasn't aged in years and is spotted by an old boyfriend (Tom Ricketts). Stunned, he informs his young friend Lee (Conway Tearle) of his remarkable observation.

    As a quasi-science fiction movie, December 1923's "Black Oxen" tackles the problem-or grace-of aging. It turns out the countess earlier had received a rejuvenating glandular treatment and a type of modern day facelift, X-Ray surgery. Janet (Clara Bow) epitomizes the youthful flapper who's attracted to Lee, since they both share the same age and interests. But Lee's attracted to the more mature-acting countess, much older than he realizes.

    Corinne Griffith, nicknamed 'The Orchid Lady of the Screen,' was considered one of the most beautiful actresses in silent movies. According to her biographer, Anthony Slide, the phrase "the camera loves her" was attributed to Griffith. At 22, after winning a beauty contest in Southern California, Griffith signed a $15 a week contract in 1916 with Vitagraph. Rising in popularity because of her sheer attractiveness, she signed with First National in 1923 with "The Black Oxen," under Frank Lloyd's direction, as her first film with the studio.

    After her movie acting career ended in the early 1930's, she married Washington Redskins football owner and businessman George Preston Marshal. Griffith wrote the lyrics to the team's song, 'Hail to the Redskins,' one of professional football's most famous post-touchdown songs, until the name was dropped.

    For actress Clara Bow, "Black Oxen" was her largest role in her budding career. One of many actresses who drew the attention of movie scouts by winning beauty contests, Bow, living in Brooklyn, N. Y., entered a publication's annual awards at 16. She earned the 1921 second place silver trophy, along with some bit parts in New York movies. With resume in hand, she journeyed to Hollywood a year later.

    After one film there, Bow dropped in on director Frank Lloyd, who was frustrated over trying to find the right actress to play the vivacious Janet for "The Black Oxen." Bow recalls, "When I came into his office a big smile came over his face and he looked just tickled to death." Once filming was completed, the director told reporters, "Bow is the personification of the ideal aristocratic flapper, mischievous, pretty, aggressive, quick-tempered and deeply sentimental."

    Bigger parts awaited Bow as she matured into one of later silent movie's biggest star.
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    • Release date
      • January 1924 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El pecado de volver a ser joven
    • Production company
      • Frank Lloyd Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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