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A Wise Fool

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

1921•1h 0m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

Drama

Overview

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.

Director

George Melford

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Main Cast

James Kirkwood

Jean Jacques Barbille

Alice Hollister

Carmen Dolores

Ann Forrest

Zoe Barbille

Alan Hale

George Masson

Fred Huntley

Sebastian Dolores

William Boyd

Movies

Drama

A Wise Fool

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

1921•1h 0m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Director

George Melford

Watchlist

Main Cast

James Kirkwood

Jean Jacques Barbille

Alice Hollister

Carmen Dolores

Ann Forrest

Zoe Barbille

Alan Hale

George Masson

Fred Huntley

Sebastian Dolores

William Boyd

Gerard Fynes

Truly Shattuck

Virginia Poucette

Charles Ogle

Judge Carcasson

Mabel Van Buren

Madame Langlois

Wheeler Oakman

(uncredited)

Harry Duffield

Fille

John Herdman

The Curate

Full Crew

Direction

Director: George Melford

Writing

Adaptation: Gilbert Parker
Novel: Gilbert Parker

Keywords

library of congress

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "A story of a man who won power and fame- and almost lost the whole world."

The film was directed by George Melford.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0012853.

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Rating

9.0/10

Masterpiece

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

A Wise Fool

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

No Language

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

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