The Fortune Hunter
1927 · 80 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy
The Fortune Hunter is a lost 1927 silent film comedy directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin. It is based on the 1909 Broadway play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith. It was produced by Warner Brothers who released it with a Vitaphone soundtrack.
Directed by Charles Reisner · Written by Bryan Foy
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Syd Chaplin Nat Duncan -
Helene Costello Josie Lockwood -
Clara Horton Betty Graham -
Erville Alderson Blinky Lockwood -
Thomas Jefferson Sam Graham - D Duke Martin Handsome Harry Graham
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Nora Cecil Betty Carpenter
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