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Fame and Fortune
Fame and Fortune

Fame and Fortune

A PEPPERY WESTERN STORY OF WARM HEARTS AND COLD LEAD

Genres

Western

OverView

Clay Burgess (Tom Mix), a drifter, returns to the small town of Palo to find the president of the bank -- his father -- murdered and the unscrupulous "Big" Dave Dawley (George Nichols) in charge.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 October 1918

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Mix

Tom Mix

Clay Burgess

Kathleen O'Connor

Kathleen O'Connor

Della Bowen (as Kathleen Connors)

George Nichols

George Nichols

'Big' Dave Dawley (as George Nicholls)

Charles McHugh

Charles McHugh

Judge Quinn

Val Paul

Val Paul

Flash Denby

Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Sheriff of Palo

Edwin Wallock

Edwin Wallock

Kuneen (as E.N. Wallock)

Annette DeFoe

Annette DeFoe

Mattie Carson

Jack Dill

Jack Dill

Ben Davis

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