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A Fool and His Money (1925)

A Fool and His Money poster
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
56 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman navigate love and social expectations in an earlier era. Based on a novel, this silent film follows their romantic journey.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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