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Fool's Paradise (1921)

Fool's Paradise poster
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man falls in love with a woman and must navigate obstacles to win her heart. The story is based on a short story and features a love triangle.

romanticmelodramaticclassicstylizedtheatricalsentimentalslow-paced

What happens

Fool's Paradise is a 1921 American silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Dorothy Dalton and Conrad Nagel. The film was based on the short story "Laurels and the Lady" by Leonard Merrick published in his 1908 collection The Man Who Understood Women. It was adapted for the screen by Sada Cowan and Beulah Marie Dix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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