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

External links

• The Fortune Hunter at IMDb.com
• synopsis at AllMovie

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