22 October 1923 Comedy 20 mins
The storm, which takes up most of the second reel, is a trial run for the storm sequence in The Wizard Of Oz which Semon would make in 1925. Fox released a comedy that was an exact copy of Lightning Love just before the Semon film was due to come out. Albert E. Smith noticed the similarities and on September 5, 1923 attempted to have the Fox film pulled from the exhibitors.
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Larry Semon as Larry, a Suitor
Oliver Hardy as Oliver, the Other Suitor
Kathleen Myers as Rhea
Spencer Bell as Butler
Al Thompson as Father
United States 22 October 1923
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1923:
15 October 1923
Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China.
01 October 1923
Inventor Peter Marchmont has discovered a purple light that renders the user invisible. On his release from prison, Marchmont, disguised as Victor Cromport, uses the light to revenge himself against his former wife, Jewel, and her partner, James Dawson, who framed him for theft.
26 August 1923
John Steele, a rich uncle, threatens to disinherit his nephew, Tom Steele, unless the latter learns to curb his violent temper.
27 September 1923
Tatjana is a tale of Russia, the Bolshevik uprising and revolution in a rural setting, entwined with a story of desire and deception.
05 November 1923
Jack Standish feels responsible for the failure of the partnership with his father and goes to the South Seas where he falls prey to alcohol, is seduced by Lullaby Lou, a vamp, and tricked by a brutal plantation owner, Gordon Van Brock.
15 July 1923
Automobile maker John Kent is an old-fashioned sort who refuses to advertise his car line. His daughter Ginger, however, is determined to get him some publicity and goes speeding around town in one of his cars, hoping to get arrested.
10 October 1923
A gypsy dancer becomes involved with some smugglers in Spain.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1923 Vitagraph Company of America, Larry Semon Productions.