The Terror is a 1920 American silent Western film starring Tom Mix, Francelia Billington, and Lester Cuneo.

Mix learns that a group of robbers working for Norton are planning to steal a gold shipment, and engages in a brawl with them, swinging on a chandelier.

The railroad scenes were filmed in the Jamestown, California area, and featured the steam locomotive Sierra No.

[2] Marketing slogans for the film included "The daredevil of the screen in a masterpiece of speed, stunts and thrills", and "A Drama of Daredeviltry and Romance".

"The Terror" is the story of the rush for gold in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the picture, without question is the most thrilling Mix has done this season.