Tom Mix as Air Ranger -- August 8, 2024

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

The Fox Film Corporation was celebrating its 21st anniversary with a series of elaborate trade ads.

Tom Mix played Buck Duane in an adaption of Zane Grey's The Last of the Duanes. Lynn Reynolds directed.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

Teeth is an interesting name for a western. "Teeth" was the name Tom's character bestowed on Duke the Dog's character. Duke looks like a good boy, but he appears to have had a brief career. John G Blystone directed.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

"A Western Graduate in the School of Etiquette."

Indianapolis Times, 02-August-1924

Look at that smile. I have mentioned before that The Heart Buster was not Tom's 50th movie, but it could have been his 51st feature.

Alaska Daily Empire, 18-August-1924

Romance Land was a 1923 movie. I like the drawing of serial queen Ruth Roland. Eddie Sedgwick directed.

Seattle Star, 11-August-1924

Tom played a forest ranger in Eyes of the Forest. Lambert Hillyer directed.

Seattle Star, 11-August-1924

Picture Play, August, 1924

Lunch break in Yosemite.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

The Fox Film Corporation needed a western star to back up Tom Mix. Buck Jones made a long series of movies for Fox. Here we see Tom and Buck.

Pictures and Picturegoer, August, 1924

I want a hat like that.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

Hoot Gibson -- The Peerless Dare Devil of the Saddle -- February 17, 2023

Seattle Star, 23-February-1923

I always enjoy Hoot Gibson movies. He added a lot of comedy to his films. Nat Ross directed The Galloping Kid.

Motion Picture News, 10-February-1923

Leo Maloney directed several movies with Hoot Gibson, but he also starred in a series of two-reel Range Rider westerns.

Motion Picture News, 06-January-1923

I didn't get to post this one last month. Ford Beebe directed Under Suspicion. 

Motion Picture News, 03-February-1923

Ford Beebe also directed Border Law.

Motion Picture News, 13-January-1923

Another one I didn't get to post last month. When I saw Neal Hart's name, I assumed he was one of many actors who changed their last names to match famous stars, but Neal Hart was this gentleman's real name and he was said to be a distant cousin of William S Hart.

Motion Picture News, 03-February-1923

William Farnum, a big, tough-looking guy, appeared in many westerns. Brass Commandments (interesting title) was directed by Lynn Reynolds.

Tom Mix -- The Star of all Western Stars -- January 10, 2023

Marion Star, 01-January-1923

Tom Mix starred in Tom Mix in Arabia, which was directed by Lynn Harding. The Marion, Ohio Star was owned and edited by Warren G Harding before he went into politics.

Tom Mix -- A Story of His Famous Horse -- August 8, 2022

Motion Picture News, 19-August-1922

Just Tony featured Tom's wonderful horse Tony. Lynn Reynolds directed. 

Moving Picture World, 12-August-1922

Motion Picture News, 05-August-1922

Tom Mix and His Clever Horse Tony -- June 15, 2022

Moving Picture World, 10-June-1922

Tom Mix was the greatest western star in silent films. This is a wonderful photo of Tom and Tony. "Another Box-Office Winner by the Man Who Never Made a Failure." For Big Stakes was directed by Lynn Reynolds.

Tom Mix Always Has a Bag of Money for You -- May 12, 2022

Ogden Standard-Examiner, 07-May-1922

This is a great photo of Tom Mix. Eddie Sedgwick directed Chasing the Moon. 

South Bend News-Times, 24-May-1922

This is a less-great image of Tom Mix.

Moving Picture World, 20-May-1922

This trade ad for The Fighting Streak takes the expression "Bag of Money" literally. Arthur Rosson directed. 

Cambridge, Maryland Daily Banner, 18-May-1922

Appropriately, Tom Mix wore a tux in this ad for Sky High, "his big society western feature." "Mix Out-Mixes Mix." This has been a popular ad line throughout movie history. Lynn Reynolds directed.

Brownsville Herald, 26-May-1922

Tom posed in civvies in this ad for The Night Horseman. Lynn Reynolds directed.

Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram, 26-May-1922

"Again Mix depicts that lovable character -- Whistlin' Dan." Mix had played Whistlin' Dan in 1920's The Untamed.

Melbourne Age, 20-May-1922

I guess Australian newspapers didn't have a great variety of fonts available. Ads would repeat names or titles for emphasis. 

Once More We Have Tom Mix -- March 13, 2022

Moving Picture World, 18-March-1922

Fox promoted four of its big western/action stars in this ad. Tom Mix was the greatest western star in silent films. Charles (Buck) Jones was their backup western star. Dustin Farnum and his brother William both appeared in many westerns, but also in a variety of other films.

Moving Picture World, 18-March-1922

A selection of stills from Tom Mix's Chasing the Moon. Eddie Sedgwick directed.

Pueblo Chieftan, 12-March-1922

Lynn Reynolds directed The Night Horsemen. The script was based on a novel by Max Brand.

Pueblo Chieftan, 19-March-1922

Tom Mix is "Some Swell" -- December 13, 2021

Jasper, Indiana Weekly Courier, 09-December-1921

Tom Mix was the greatest western star in silent films, but some of his movies went farther afield. Trailin' appears to have begun in the east or in England. Here we see Tom may be dressed for a fox hunt. Later the film moved to the West. Lynn Reynolds directed. 

Albuquerque Evening Herald, 13-December-1921

"From the widely read novel by Max Brand." Tom Mix made other movies based on novels by Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), who wrote lots of Westerns. He later created the character Doctor Kildaire.

Moving Picture World, 03-December-1921

In these scenes from Trailin', we see Tom Mix in evening clothes, attired for fox hunting, and dressed for a saloon out West. 

Moving Picture World, 03-December-1921

Here we see Tom in a top hat and various caps, but not a Stetson. 

Clovis News, 15-December-1921

Tom Mix and Tony appeared in The Rough Diamond, directed by Eddie Sedgwick, at Clovis, New Mexico's Lyceum Theater, accompanied by a Mutt and Jeff cartoon. 

Newark Journal, 08-December-1921

Hands Off, directed by George Marshall, played at Newark, New Jersey's Royal Theater. "Snub and Sambo Comedy" must refer to one of the films that Hal Roach produced with Snub Pollard and Sunshine Sammy Morrison.

Tom Mix, In Photoplays Produced by William Fox -- July 13, 2018

Motion Picture News, 20-July-1918

100 years ago this month, Tom Mix was very popular "In Photoplays Produced by William Fox."

Moving Picture World, 20-July-1918

Cowboy's from Mix's company shot up a large portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm, when it was no longer needed by another production.  \

Motion Picture News, 20-July-1918

Mix and director Lynn Reynolds had trouble getting horses to jump off of a bridge.  I wonder why.

Motion Picture News, 20-July-1918

Tom Mix was known for doing his own stunts.  Leading lady Kathlyn Connors got to do some of her own, too.

Tom Mix Puts on Dress Suit -- March 15, 2018

Moving Picture World, 09-March-2018

Tom Mix, wearing some fancy duds, poses at the Fox studio with director Lynn Reynolds.  Reynold killed himself in 1927.  

Moving Picture World, 30-March-2018

In Western Blood, Tom Mix played a cowboy who went about his business in a dress suit.  Fish out of water stories like this made popular westerns.

Moving Picture World, 02-March-2018

Last month we saw an ad for Six Shooter Andy:
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