The Fortune Hunter (1927 film)

The Fortune Hunter is a lost 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. 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.

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.