Tom Tyler — A Big Chance for Tom (1927) 🇺🇸

F. B. O. is grooming Tom Tyler to succeed Fred Thomson as their principal Western star when Fred goes over to Paramount.

Of course, no one could ever exactly fill Fred Thomson’s boots, but Tom Tyler is a very talented young man, and will no doubt live up to everything that F. B. O. expects of him.

It might be interesting to note that Tom, who has now so distinctly identified himself with Westerns, was originally an Elinor Glyn find. It was in her picture, “The Only Thing,” that he played his first screen rôle of any importance. That was a couple of years ago.

Tyler has a physique that fits him for outdoor rôles. His pictures have included “Wild to Go,” “The Masquerade Bandit,” “Tom and His Pals,” “Lightning Lariats,” and “Cyclone of the Range.”

In addition to his achievements as a rapid-fire movie hero, Tyler has gained fame for his prowess as a weight lifter. He has won two medals for demonstrations of strength in hoisting ponderous dumb-bells.

Before he went into the movies, he used to do muscular feats and athletic stunts in the circus, and later on the vaudeville stage.

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Collection: Picture Play Magazine, August 1927