The Fortune Hunter | |
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Directed by | Tom Terriss |
Written by | Graham Baker Don Bartlett(titles) |
Based on | play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith c.1909 |
Produced by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Starring | Earle Williams Jean Paige |
Cinematography | Tom Malloy |
Edited by | Don Bartlett |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent..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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