3 Gold Coins

3 Gold Coins
3 Gold Coins
	Film poster
Directed by	Clifford Smith
Written by	Alvin J. Neitz (scenario) (aka Alan James)
Story by	H. H. Van Loan
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Tom Mix
Cinematography	Frank Good
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	July 4, 1920;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

3 Gold Coins is a lost^[1] 1920 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Tom Mix. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Things are not going well for Bob Fleming. Then, while showing off for Betty Reed and her father, he shoots through three gold coins, which Bob keeps as lucky charms.

J. M. Ballinger and Rufus Berry arrive in the township of Four Corners and proceed to plant oil on Fleming's property, with plans to sell stock to the townsfolk. Bob is implicated in the scheme and arrested for fraud.

In the end, it turns out there really is oil on Fleming's land.

Cast

Tom Mix as Bob Fleming / Bad Pat Duncan
Margaret Loomis as Betty Reed
Frank Whitson as Luther M. Reed
Bert Hadley as J. M. Ballinger
Dick Rush as Rufus Berry
Margaret Cullington as Maria Bimble
Sylvia Jocelyn as Peggy Benson
Bonnie Hill as Katherine Briggs
Sid Jordan as Boots
Walt Robbins as Spike
Frank Weed as One-legged townsman

Production

3 Gold Coins began filming at Mixville (the Fox movie ranch) starting in early December^[4] and the production wrapped up in early January 1920.^[5]

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, 3 Gold Coins is considered a lost film.^[1]

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Gold Coins". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
↑ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 3 Gold Coins". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
↑ "In and Out West Coast Studios". Motion Picture News. 20 (25): 4311. December 13, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
↑ "Three Fox Specials Open 1920". Motion Picture News. 21 (4): 887. January 17, 1920 – via Internet Archive.

External links

3 Gold Coins at IMDb
Lobby poster

[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Gold Coins". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2025.

[2] "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

[3] "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 3 Gold Coins". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2025.

[4] "In and Out West Coast Studios". Motion Picture News. 20 (25): 4311. December 13, 1920 – via Internet Archive.

[5] "Three Fox Specials Open 1920". Motion Picture News. 21 (4): 887. January 17, 1920 – via Internet Archive.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]