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The Fortune Hunter

  • 1927
  • 1h 20m
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Cafe bouncer Nat Duncan is astonished to see his old panhandling pal Handsome Harry visiting the cabaret in the company of a bejeweled matron. Harry persuades Nat that he too can marry money... Read allCafe bouncer Nat Duncan is astonished to see his old panhandling pal Handsome Harry visiting the cabaret in the company of a bejeweled matron. Harry persuades Nat that he too can marry money and agrees to support him in the venture for a share of the profit; he supplies him with ... Read allCafe bouncer Nat Duncan is astonished to see his old panhandling pal Handsome Harry visiting the cabaret in the company of a bejeweled matron. Harry persuades Nat that he too can marry money and agrees to support him in the venture for a share of the profit; he supplies him with clothes and a ticket for Radville, a hick town. There Nat leads a model existence as a chu... Read all

  • Director
    • Charles Reisner
  • Writers
    • Robert Dillon
    • Bryan Foy
    • Winchell Smith
  • Stars
    • Syd Chaplin
    • Helene Costello
    • Clara Horton
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    • Director
      • Charles Reisner
    • Writers
      • Robert Dillon
      • Bryan Foy
      • Winchell Smith
    • Stars
      • Syd Chaplin
      • Helene Costello
      • Clara Horton
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    Syd Chaplin
    Syd Chaplin
    • Nat Duncan
    Helene Costello
    Helene Costello
    • Josie Lockwood
    Clara Horton
    Clara Horton
    • Betty Graham
    Duke Martin
    • Handsome Harry West
    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson
    • Sam Graham
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Blinky Lockwood
    Paul Kruger
    Paul Kruger
    • Roland
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Betty Carpenter
    Louise Carver
    Louise Carver
    • Drygoods Store Owner
    Bob Perry
    Bob Perry
    • Sheriff
    Babe London
    Babe London
    • Waitress
    • Director
      • Charles Reisner
    • Writers
      • Robert Dillon
      • Bryan Foy
      • Winchell Smith
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      Vitaphone production reels #597-605; a Vitaphone musical score and sound effects enhanced this otherwise silent production.
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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lycksökaren
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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