| The Fortune Hunter | |
| Director: | Charles Reisner Sandy Roth(ass't director) |
| Producer: | Warner Brothers |
| Based On: | play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith c.1909 |
| Starring: | Syd Chaplin |
| Cinematography: | Edwin B. DuPar |
| Budget: | $197,000[1] |
| Gross: | $334,000 |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
| Runtime: | 7 reels |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
The Fortune Hunter is a lost[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $215,000 domestically and $119,000 foreign.[1]