| The Fortune Hunter | |
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| Directed by | Charles Reisner Sandy Roth(ass't director) |
| Written by | Bryan Foy Robert Dillon |
| Based on | play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith c.1909 |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Starring | Syd Chaplin |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
| Budget | $197,000 |
| Box office | $334,000 |
The Fortune Hunter is a lost 1927 synchronized sound film comedy directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin. It is based on the 1909 Broadway play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was produced by Warner Brothers.
Cast
- Sydney Chaplin as Nat Duncan
- Helene Costello as Josie Lockwood
- Clara Horton as Betty Graham
- Duke Martin as Handsome Harry West
- Thomas Jefferson as Sam Graham
- Erville Alderson as Blinky Lockwood
- Paul Kruger as Roland
- Nora Cecil as Betty Carpenter
- Louise Carver as Drygoods store owner
- Bob Perry as Sheriff
- Babe London as Waitress
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $215,000 domestically and $119,000 foreign.
See also
References
- ^ 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 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Fortune Hunter
- The Fortune Hunter produced on Broadway Sept. 4, 1909
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Fortune Hunter
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- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American comedy films
- Films directed by Charles Reisner
- Warner Bros. films
- American films based on plays
- American black-and-white films
- Silent American comedy films
- 1927 comedy films
- 1927 lost films
- English-language comedy films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- Synchronized sound films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs