The Thrill Hunter
Poster
Directed byEugene De Rue
Written by
Starring
CinematographyKenneth Gordon MacLean
Production
company
Waldorf Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 1, 1926 (1926-02-01)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

The Thrill Hunter is a 1926 American silent comedy adventure film directed by Eugene De Rue and starring William Haines, Kathryn McGuire, and Alma Bennett.[1] 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.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review:

Peter Smith, writer for publisher T. B. Maynard, in love with latter's daughter Alice, is hectored by his employer because his stories lack thrills. A Maynard book, just published, Downfall of Grecovia, angers the representatives of that country. Peter meets with a slight accident which impels him to drink from a strange bottle, and forthwith he plunges head-first into a maze of wild, exciting adventures, is kidnapped by Grecovians, meets the lovely Princess Zola, escapes, and finally settles down with Alice to consider writing about his adventures.[2]

Cast

Preservation status

An incomplete print of The Thrill Hunter is held at the Library of Congress archive.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Langman p. 261
  2. ↑ Pardy, George T. (March 27, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Thrill Hunter", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (13): 1423, retrieved April 12, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Thrill Hunter
  4. ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 184, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

Bibliography

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


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