A Fool and His Money (1912)

10m
Running Time

January 1, 1912
Release Date

A Fool and His Money (1912)

10m
Running Time

January 1, 1912
Release Date

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Plot.

Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy flips for Sam and his newfound wealth, and dumps the rival. Sam throws an engagement party where he indulges in a friendly game of cards with his former rival and another man, who unbeknownst to Sam, is a card shark.

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Release Date
January 1, 1912

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Content Rating
NR

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A Fool and His Money is an American silent comedy film from 1912. It is either the first film or one of the earliest films with an African-American cast. It was directed by Alice Guy-Blaché, who is widely considered the first female film director. The plot involves a man who becomes suddenly wealthy, takes on an aristocratic lifestyle, and becomes engaged to a woman who had scorned him when he was poor. He soon loses his money to a card sharp who immediately wins the affection of his fiancée.

The film was rediscovered by California engineer David Navone, who found four reels of early 1910s films in a trunk he purchased at an estate sale. He gave them to the American Film Institute (AFI). It was preserved by the AFI's National Center for Film and Video Preservation at the Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center. It was shown publicly on July 29, 2018, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.

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