A Fool and His Money

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A Fool and His Money (1920)

Directed by Robert Ellis

“A Modern Love Story in a Medieval Setting Ghosts and Feudal Castles. The castle was haunted-and he married the ghost.”

Drama · 1h 00m

American author John B. Smart, searching for solitude and an atmosphere for a new story, purchases an old castle in Switzerland. He discovers the beautiful Aline hiding with a baby in the east tower. Daughter of an American millionaire she on running from her ex-husband Count Tarnowsky, who squandered her money and treated her brutally, but whom the courts have awarded their child. The Count arrives confronting John who overcomes him and has him thrown into the dungeon. Smart, Aline and her child flee on a sleigh speeding towards the Italian border with the escaped Count in pursuit. In the nick of time they safely cross the border and Aline consents to be John's wife.

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Cast

Eugene O'Brien John B. Smart Rubye De Remer Aline Ann Brody Mrs. Schmick Louise Prussing Mrs. Smith Arthur Housman Count Tarnowsky Jules Cowles Benton
E
Emile La Croix Mr. Schmick
E
Eric Finstrom Schmick's Son
G
George Dowling Schmick's Elder Son
F
Frank Goldsmith Dr. Hazzard
W
Wray Page Mrs. Hazzard
N
Ned Hay Billy Smith

Crew

Director
Robert Ellis
Novel
George Barr McCutcheon
Director of Photography
Walter Arthur, John W. Brown

Details

Release date
1920-03-29
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Selznick Pictures