The Fortune Hunter (1927 film)
1927 film by Charles Reisner
- November 7, 1927 (1927-11-07)
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The Fortune Hunter is a lost[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[1]
See also
- List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
- List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
References
- ^ 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 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
External links
- The Fortune Hunter at IMDb.com
- synopsis at AllMovie
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Films directed by Charles Reisner
- The Man on the Box (1925)
- Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
- The Better 'Ole (1926)
- What Every Girl Should Know (1927)
- The Missing Link (1927)
- The Fortune Hunter (1927)
- Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
- Fools for Luck (1928)
- Brotherly Love (1928)
- China Bound (1929)
- Noisy Neighbors (1929)
- The Hollywood Revue (1929)
- Chasing Rainbows (1930)
- Caught Short (1930)
- Love in the Rough (1930)
- The March of Time (1930)
- Reducing (1931)
- Stepping Out (1931)
- Politics (1931)
- Flying High (1931)
- Divorce in the Family (1932)
- The Chief (1933)
- Whistling in the Dark (1933)
- You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
- The Show-Off (1934)
- Student Tour (1934)
- The Winning Ticket (1935)
- It's in the Air (1935)
- Everybody Dance (1936)
- Murder Goes to College (1937)
- Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
- Winter Carnival (1939)
- The Big Store (1941)
- This Time for Keeps (1942)
- Harrigan's Kid (1943)
- Meet the People (1944)
- Lost in a Harem (1944)
- The Cobra Strikes (1948)
- In This Corner (1948)
- The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
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