A Wise Fool

A Wise Fool (1921)

A story of a man who won power and fame- and almost lost the whole world.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1921-06-26
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: George Melford

Summary

Jean, a wealthy young Canadian back from a trip to Europe, meets and falls for Carmen, a pretty young Spanish girl. They marry and have a daughter, but soon afterward Jean discovers his wife is having an affair. She takes her daughter and leaves him, and Jean's luck gets even worse--he loses his business in a fire and his thieving father-in-law steals what little money he has left.

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  • James Kirkwood

    as Jean Jacques Barbille

  • Alice Hollister

    as Carmen Dolores

  • Ann Forrest

    as Zoe Barbille

  • Alan Hale

    as George Masson

  • Fred Huntley

    as Sebastian Dolores

  • William Boyd

    as Gerard Fynes

  • Truly Shattuck

    as Virginia Poucette

  • Charles Ogle

    as Judge Carcasson

  • Mabel Van Buren

    as Madame Langlois

  • Wheeler Oakman

    as (uncredited)

  • Harry Duffield

    as Fille

  • John Herdman

    as The Curate
Directing George Melford Director
Writing Gilbert Parker Adaptation
Writing Gilbert Parker Novel
Crew William Marshall Cinematography

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