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A Fool and His Money
A Fool and His Money
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A Fool and His Money

1925
Directed byErle C. Kenton
0h 56m

John Smart (William Haines), a hack writer, inherits a fortune from a distant relative and buys a castle in Laupheim. He pursues what appears to be a ghost of a beautiful woman but he learns that the so-called ghost is the estranged wife, Countess von Pless (Madge Bellamy), of the castle's previous owner, the cruel Count von Pless (Stuart Holmes). A romance blossoms despite the efforts of Count von Pless to convict Smart of obstructing justice.

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Madge BellamyCountess von PlessWilliam HainesJohn Smart
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Stuart Holmes
Count von Pless
Alma BennettAnnette Ritazi
Heinie ConklinCitizen
Lon PoffCitizen
Carrie Clark WardMrs. Schmick
Eugenie BessererMother
Edwards DavisFather
Billie Jeane PhelpsRich Baby
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GENRES
DramaRomance
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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