The Golden Thought
| The Golden Thought | |
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| Directed by | Tom Mix |
| Written by | J. A. Lacy |
| Produced by | William N. Selig Selig Polyscope Company |
| Starring | Tom Mix Victoria Forde |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 3 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Golden Thought is a 1917 American silent Western short film directed by and starring Tom Mix. It was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and released through the General Film Company. A print survives in the George Eastman House.[1]
It was re-released in 1924 after being expanded into feature form. It is unclear whether this expanded version survives.[2][3]
Cast
- Tom Mix as Tom Daton
- Victoria Forde as Bess Jackson
- Barney Furey as Gene Hammond
- Lillian Clark as Estella Hammond (billed as Lily Clark)
- Sid Jordan as Doc Breede
- Pat Chrisman as Bill Blevins
- Lillian Wade
References
- ↑ The Golden Thought at silentera.com
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Golden Thought". Library of Congress. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Golden Thought". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
External links
- The Golden Thought at IMDb
- lobby poster
- larger version of lobby poster
Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1917 American films
- 1917 English-language films
- 1917 short films
- 1917 Western (genre) films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent Western (genre) short films
- English-language Western (genre) short films
- Films directed by Tom Mix
- General Film Company
- Selig Polyscope Company films
- Surviving American silent films
- 1910s American Western (genre) film stubs
- Silent short film stubs