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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 in the United Kingdom 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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