The ultimate mystery: a blockbuster cowboy epic that vanished completely. Ghost cinema.
Silent cowboy western starring Tom Mix, Bernard Bolden, Dorothy Dwan, Barney Furey, Albert J. Smith, and Ernest Wilson. Also, note that this is a "lost" film, which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist.
Acting
Tom Mix's legendary stunt work and showmanship, now only legend.
Production
The Library of Congress preservation effort that failed to save it.
Director
Robert De Lacey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Mix was Hollywood's highest-paid actor in 1929, earning $17,000 weekly—yet his most famous films are now ghosts.
The 1927 Fox vault fire destroyed countless silent films; The Drifter's loss represents an entire era of American mythology erased.
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