The 1920’s was the golden age of heroes that included, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Red Grange, Gertrude Erdle and Charles Lindbergh but the most famous of them all was Tom Mix.
Mix was Hollywood’s first super star, the ideal hero for the “Roaring Twenties.” Post-World War I audiences wanted to forget world problems and escape into fantasy. His movies were pure frolic and delight. In reality they were more
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