Thrill Hunter
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
George B. Seitz
Charles "buck" Jones
Dorothy Revier
Edward Le Saint
Eddie Kane
Arthur Rankin
Film Details
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Synopsis
When screen actress Marjorie Lane loses control of her horse while filming on location in Hewitt, Buck Jones, a pathological liar, comes to her aid. Out of gratitude for his help, Marjorie invites Buck to join her for dinner with the motion picture company, and he spends the evening telling tall tales about his exploits as a hunter, a race-car driver and a pilot in China. After the dinner, Buck encounters two bandits, Sam and Jim, fighting, and witnesses them murder each other. Buck is given credit for killing them by Mayor Thomas, and he donates his reward to a civic swimming pool fund. Movie director Jackson is so impressed with the hero that he invites Buck to come to Hollywood to star in Marjorie's next picture. Upon arriving in Hollywood, Buck is introduced to Mr. Levine, the studio manager, and Roy Lang, Levine's secretary, takes Buck across the studio to be made up as a fancy-dress cowboy. At the racetrack the next day, Jackson instructs Buck to ride his horse into the racecar pit, pulling Cleveland, a stunt man, from his car, and driving it to victory. Buck takes Jackson's instructions literally, punches Cleveland, then drives the race car so wildly that he causes numerous accidents. At the Hollywood Ritz that evening, Buck gives Marjorie a locket he took from Sam's corpse, and claims that it was a gift from an Indian maharajah. The following day, Buck prepares for an aerial scene by learning to fly on an amusement park airplane. When he is told to repeat his exploits in China, Buck recklessly flies the airplane and finally crashes it. Exposed as a liar and a fraud, Buck takes a freight train back to Hewitt. En route, he is taken prisoner by Blake and Lou Norton, two gangsters who were in league with Sam and Jim. They demand the locket, which contains the location of some stolen money. When Buck tells the gangsters that he gave the locket to Marjorie, they return to the train station and abduct her. Meanwhile, Buck cuts his bonds loose with broken glass and takes an airplane to pursue Blake and Norton. As Buck shoots at the gangster from the air, Marjorie brings the car to a stop, waits for Buck to land and then falls into his arms. Another rally is held to honor Buck for disposing of the criminals, and when he promises Marjorie that he will never lie again, she laughs.
Director
George B. Seitz
Cast
Charles "buck" Jones
Dorothy Revier
Edward Le Saint
Eddie Kane
Arthur Rankin
Frank La Rue
Robert Ellis
Harry Semels
Al Smith
John Ince
Willie Fong
Alf James
Harry Todd
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Although a contemporary source lists Henry Freulich instead of Ted Tetzlaff as the film's photographer, Freulich's participation in the film has not been determined. Modern sources list the following actors in the cast: Buffalo Bill, Jr., Buddy Roosevelt, Alice Dahl, Glenn Strange, Hank Bell, Joe Ryan, Frank Ellis, Billy Sullivan, Jim Corey, George Kesterson and Charles Brinley.
