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The Last Man on Earth
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6637 feet
Directed by J.G. Blystone (John G. Blystone)

Cast: Earle Foxe [Elmer Smith], Grace Cunard [Gertie], Gladys Tennyson [Frisco Kate], Derelys Perdue [Hattie], Maryon Aye [Red Sal], Clarissa Selwynne [Doctor Prodwell], Pauline French [Furlong], Marie Astaire [Paula Prodwell], Buck Black [Elmer Smith, age 8], Jean Johnson [Hattie, age 6], Maurice Murphy [Elmer’s pal], William Steele [Hattie’s father], Jean Dumas [Hattie’s mother], Harry Dunkinson [Elmer’s father], Fay Holderness [Elmer’s mother]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Donald W. Lee, from the novelette The Last Man on Earth by John D. Swain. Presented by William Fox. Cinematography by Allan Davey. Presented by William Fox. / © 27 October 1924 by Fox Film Corporation [LP20789]. Released [?] 2 November or 28 December? 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was banned by the British Board of Film Censors in 1924. The novelette was subsequently filmed as El último varón sobre la Tierra (1932).

Comedy-Drama: Science fiction.

Synopsis: A story of the last man on earth in the year 1940.

Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Science fiction - Sports: Boxing - USA: California

Listing updated: 14 November 2011.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 45; Robertson-British p. 186; Shipman-Cinema p. 84 : Website-AFI; Website-NFPF.

 
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