The Temple of Venus is a 1923 American silent fantasy romance film directed by Henry Otto.

It stars William Walling, Mary Philbin, and Mickey McBan.

[1][2] The fantasy has a modern theme and mythological sequences involving shots of beaches with flimsy gowned dancers and imaginative caverns where dwell Venus, Neptune, Jupiter and the rest of the gods.

[3] On location filming was conducted at Santa Cruz Island, California.

Jean Arthur was initially cast as the lead, but was replaced by the more experienced Mary Philbin after a few days of rehearsal.