The Fortune Hunter is a lost 1927 silent film comedy directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin. It is based on the 1909 Broadway play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith. It was produced by Warner Brothers who released it with a Vitaphone soundtrack. Cast Sydney Chaplin as Nat Duncan Helene Costello as Josie Lockwood Clara Horton as Betty Graham Duke Martin as Handsome Harry West Thomas Jefferson as Sam Graham Erville Alderson as Blinky Lockwood Paul Kruger as Roland Nora Cecil as Betty Carpenter Louise Carver as Drygoods store owner Bob Perry as Sheriff Babe London as Waitress Box Office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $215,000 domestically and $119,000 foreign. See also List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features References External links The Fortune Hunter at IMDb.com 1927 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Charles Reisner Warner Bros. films American films based on plays American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films 1927 lost films Lost comedy films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films