A Wise Fool (1921)

9.0/10 60 min 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.

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)

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