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A Fool and His Money (1920)

A Fool and His Money poster
Directed by
Robert Ellis
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man makes poor choices with his money and pays for them. The story follows his mistakes and their consequences.

melodramaticold-fashionedstaidslow-builtstifffadedslightly maudlin

What happens

A Fool and His Money is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by actor Robert Ellis and starring Eugene O'Brien. It was produced at Lewis J. Selznick studios and distributed by the Select Film Company. The film was remade in 1925 with William Haines in O'Brien's role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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