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Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He was Hollywood’s first Western star and helped define the genre as it emerged in the early days of the cinema.
Sky High is a 1922 American silent Western film written and directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix, J. Farrell MacDonald, Eva Novak and Sid Jordan. The action in Sky High takes place in 1922 and while the characters ride horses and fight in saloons, they also use telephones, automobiles and even an aircraft.
The Big Diamond Robbery is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Tom Mix, Kathryn McGuire and Frank Beal. It was the last of five films Mix made for the FBO studios, and his last silent film. Unlike many of his westerns, it has a contemporary setting in 1920s Arizona.
