The Fortune Hunter (1914 film)

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The Fortune Hunter
Directed byBarry O'Neil
Written by Clay M. Greene
Based onplay The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith c.1909
Produced by Siegmund Lubin
Starring William Elliott
CinematographyFred Chaston
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • October 1914 (1914-10)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Fortune Hunter is a lost [1] 1914 silent film directed by Barry O'Neil. It stars actor William Elliott and Ethel Clayton. The Lubin Manufacturing Company produced. [2] [3]

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This play was an early stage success for Jack Barrymore in 1909.

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