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This is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top eight films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1923
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The Ten Commandments Paramount $4,169,798[1]
2 The Covered Wagon $3,500,000[2]
3 Safety Last!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pathé Exchange
Universal
$1,500,000[2]
4 Scaramouche Metro $1,000,000[3]
5 Adam's Rib Paramount $881,206[1]
6 Main Street Warner Bros. $510,000[4]
7 The Gold Diggers $470,000[4]
8 Tiger Rose $466,000[4]

Events

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Notable films released in 1923

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American films unless stated otherwise

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Short film series

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Animated short film series

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Births

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Deaths

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  • January 18 – Wallace Reid, American actor (born 1892)
  • March 3 – Dante Testa, Italian actor and director (born 1861)
  • March 26 – Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (born 1844)
  • May 21 – Charles Kent, veteran actor and director (born 1852)
  • June 11 – Porter Strong, American silent film actor
  • June 17 – Macey Harlam, screen actor (born 1873)
  • July 12 – Harry Lonsdale, stage and screen actor (born 1865)
  • July 30 – Charles Hawtrey, veteran British actor (born 1858)
  • August 29 – Bernard Durning, American actor and director, (born 1893)
  • September 11 – Siegmund Lubin, American motion picture pioneer (born 1851)
  • September 26 – Jerome Patrick, Broadway stage and silent film leading man (born 1883)
  • October 28 – Joe Roberts, American actor (born 1871)
  • November 20 – Allen Holubar, American actor and director (born 1888)
  • November 30 – Martha Mansfield, American actress (born 1899)
  • December 28 – Frank Hayes, American actor and comedian (born 1871)

Film debuts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  2. ^ a b Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  3. ^ "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M182.
  4. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  5. ^ a b c Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  6. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  7. ^ "Hoy o Nuca, Besame (1923)". imdb.com.
  8. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  9. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  10. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  11. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  12. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  13. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  14. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  15. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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