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Tom Mix

Tom Mix is known for Sky High (1922), The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926), North of Hudson Bay (1923).

Biography

The native of Mix Run, Pa., became a star with his first feature, 1910’s “Ranch Life in the Great Southwest.” An expert shot, cattle wrangler and horseman, Mix made some 160 cowboy silent Saturday matinee films in the 1920s always playing the man in the white hat who saved the day. Even his trusty steed Tony “The Wonder Horse” became a superstar receiving countless fan mail from kids.

In 1932, he returned to films, making nine talkies at Universal. His last screen appearance was in the 1935 15-part serial, “The Miracle Rider.” In 1940, he died at age 60 in a car crash in Arizona. A memorial is at the site of his death on California 79 near Florence. “The Wonder Horse” died two years later.

Questions about Tom Mix

How many Tom Mix films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 34 films with Tom Mix, from 1912 to 1976.

What was the first Tom Mix film?

The first Tom Mix film in the catalogue is A Cowboy's Best Girl, from 1912.

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Trivia

Also works as
screenwriter · film director · director
Spouse
Victoria Forde

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Full filmography

267 films — 34 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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