The Golden Thought Explained

The Golden Thought
Director:	Tom Mix
Producer:	William N. Selig Selig Polyscope Company
Starring:	Tom Mix Victoria Forde
Distributor:	General Film Company
Runtime:	3 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Golden Thought is a 1917 silent short film western directed by and starring Tom Mix. It was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and released through the General Film Company. A print survives in the George Eastman House.^[1]

It was rereleased in 1924 after being expanded into feature form. It's unclear whether this expanded version survives.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Tom Mix as Tom Daton
• Victoria Forde as Bess Jackson
• Barney Furey as Gene Hammond
• Lillian Clark as Estella Hammond (billed as Lily Clark)
• Sid Jordan as Doc Breede
• Pat Chrisman as Bill Blevins
• Lillian Wade

External links

• • lobby poster
• larger version of lobby poster

Notes and References

1. http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GoldenThought1916.html The Golden Thought at silentera.com
2. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5738/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Golden Thought
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329160627/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9441 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:A Golden Thought