Tom Mix

Acting

Tom Mix

Born January 6, 1880 · Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA

Died October 12, 1940 · aged 60

The native of Mix Run, Pa., became a star with his first feature, 1910’s “Ranch Life in the Great Southwest.” An expert shot, cattle wrangler and horseman, Mix made some 160 cowboy silent Saturday matinee films in the 1920s always playing the man in the white hat who saved the day. Even his trusty steed Tony “The Wonder Horse” became a superstar receiving countless fan mail from kids. In 1932, he…

Known For

Hello Cheyenne!Hello Cheyenne! · 1928
Hello Cheyenne!
★ 9.01928
MovieWestern
Rival telephone crews are in a race to be the first to connect telephone service between Rawlings and Cheynne, Wyoming. Lineman Tom Remington's girlfriend is the daughter of one crew foreman, who wants to win the race in order to re-establish himself in the business. However, the foreman of the other crew has his own scheme to win the race, and will stop at nothing--including kidnapping--to accomplish it.
Desert LoveDesert Love · 1920
Desert Love
★ 8.01920
MovieWestern
Murderous bandits shoot up a town and kill the sheriff. But before he dies, the lawman leaves behind a list of the men responsible for his murder. Twenty-five years later, his son, Buck Marston has grown up and followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a sheriff.
Cupid's Round UpCupid's Round Up · 1918
Cupid's Round Up
1918
MovieWestern
The film's highlight was a scene in which Mix, hoping to escape a pursuing posse, jumps towards a moving train and crashes neatly through one of the passenger windows.
My Pal, the KingMy Pal, the King · 1932
My Pal, the King
★ 8.01932
MovieWestern
The king of a European country, who is a child, meets the cowboy star of a traveling circus.
Silver ValleySilver Valley · 1927
Silver Valley
★ 9.01927
MovieActionAdventure
Fired for crashing his aeroplane into his employer's ranch, Tom Mix is elected sheriff in a town with, as a title stated, "a high mortality rate among sheriffs." Mix, of course, prevails against almost impossible odds, at one point cornering a gang of cutthroats holding leading lady Dorothy Dwan captive in the crater of a volcano about to erupt.
Western HeartsWestern Hearts · 1911
Western Hearts
1911
MovieWestern
Sam Long leaves his invalid wife to seek work in a neighboring town. He is unsuccessful in his quest and being penniless, and his wife in need of food and medicine, he steals a wallet of money from Dr. Lane. While returning home he loses the wallet on the road. It is found by some of the boys, who return it to the doctor.
The Everlasting WhisperThe Everlasting Whisper · 1925
The Everlasting Whisper
★ 9.01925
MovieWestern
Mark King comes to the aid of an old miner who, in gratitude, reveals the location of a secret gold mine. To get to the mine, King must fight an evil claim jumper, whose fiance he once saved from falling off a cliff.
The 10 from TexasThe 10 from Texas · 1961
The 10 from Texas
★ 9.01961
MovieDocumentary

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