''The Thrill Hunter'' is a 1926 American silent

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adventure film directed by Eugene De Rue and starring

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and

Alma Bennett Alma Bennett (born Alma Long; April 9, 1904 – September 16, 1958) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1931. Early years Alma Bennett was born Alma Long on April 9, 1904 in Se ...

. An American is mistaken for the ruler of a small European principality, and forced to marry. He manages to escape, and publishes an account of his adventures.

Cast

as Peter J. Smith *

as Alice Maynard *

as Princess Zola *

E. J. Ratcliffe Edward J. Ratcliffe (10 March 1863 – 28 September 1948) was an English actor of stage and screen. He had an established stage career behind him when he came to films in 1915. He then spent nearly twenty years before the cameras before making hi ...

as T.B. Maynard *

Bobby Dunn Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Kops in '' Hoffmeyer's Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended S ...

as Ferdie *

Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...

as Boy Prince

Preservation status

*An incomplete print is held at the Library of Congress archive.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.184 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

* * 1926 films American silent feature films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films American adventure comedy films 1920s adventure comedy films 1926 comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent American comedy films Silent adventure comedy films {{silent-adventure-film-stub