A Fool and His Money (1925)
56m
Running Time
January 1, 1925Release Date
Plot.
John Smart (William Haines), a hack writer, inherits a fortune from a distant relative and buys a castle in Laupheim. He pursues what appears to be a ghost of a beautiful woman but he learns that the so-called ghost is the estranged wife, Countess von Pless (Madge Bellamy), of the castle's previous owner, the cruel Count von Pless (Stuart Holmes). A romance blossoms despite the efforts of Count von Pless to convict Smart of obstructing justice.
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Cast & Crew.
Madge Bellamy
Countess von Pless
William Haines
John Smart
Stuart Holmes
Count von Pless
William Haines
John Smart
Alma Bennett
Annette Ritazi
Heinie Conklin
Citizen
Lon Poff
Citizen
Carrie Clark Ward
Mrs. Schmick
Eugenie Besserer
Mother
Edwards Davis
Father
Billie Jeane Phelps
Rich Baby
Erle C. Kenton
Director
Jack Kelly
Editor
Walter Anthony
Title Designer
Douglas Z. Doty
Writer
George Barr McCutcheon
Original Story
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Wiki.
A Fool and His Money is a lost 1925 American silent romantic drama film starring William Haines and Madge Bellamy and is based on a novel by George Barr McCutcheon. The film was directed by Erle C. Kenton and was filmed before in 1920. That version starred Eugene O'Brien and Rubye De Remer.
It was remade as the sound film A Royal Romance in 1930.