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A Fool There Was (1914)

A Fool There Was poster
Directed by
Frank Griffin
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent comedy involves a woman who wants a car. Her desire leads to comic misunderstandings and situations among the characters.

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What happens

A Fool There Was is a 1914 American silent comedy film produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and starring Jerold T. Hevener, Frank Griffin, and Mabel Paige, with Oliver Hardy in a small role. The title was changed to She Wanted a Car as a result of a lawsuit filed by the owners of the 1909 stage play A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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