Black Oxen (1924)
1924 · Silent film · 58 min · dir. Frank Lloyd
- Drama
- Romance
- Science Fiction
Synopsis
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 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 maybe it's not such a coincidence after all.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Frank Lloyd
- Writer
- Mary O'Hara
- Cinematography
- Norbert Brodine
- Studio
- Frank Lloyd Productions, First National Pictures
- Released
- 1923-12-29
- Running time
- 58 minutes
Cast & crew
Frank Lloyd Director
Corinne Griffith
Conway Tearle
Tom Ricketts
Tom Guise
Clara Bow
Kate Lester
Alan Hale
Harry Mestayer
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Good movie, but · rf047 · 2021-09-27
The movie is enjoyable as far as it goes. The plot is a drama with elements of mystery and even a little science fiction. The handling of X-rays is of the 1920's era. The heroine, Corinne Griffith, is good and does a quite creditable job. The hero, Conway Tearle, could be a little more restrained but isn't bad. The supporting cast is adequate, no real standouts but no flops either. Clara Bow as a sassy, childish flapper is amusing. Of course this is a silent movie without any sort of sound track. I'd suggest adding an instrumental track (which I did). The Musopen Chopin provides an excellent…
