The Fortune Hunter (1920 film)

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The Fortune Hunter
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Directed by Tom Terriss
Written by Graham Baker
Don Bartlett(titles)
Based onplay The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith c.1909
Produced by Vitagraph Company of America
Starring Earle Williams
Jean Paige
CinematographyTom Malloy
Edited byDon Bartlett
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • February 1920 (1920-02)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Fortune Hunter is a lost [1] 1920 silent film comedy directed by Tom Terriss. It is based on a 1909 stage play by Winchell Smith. [2] It stars Earle Williams and Jean Paige and was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America. [3] [4]

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