Drama · United States of America · 1921 · 1h 0m

A Wise Fool

Director

Cast

James Kirkwood as Jean Jacques Barbille Alice Hollister as Carmen Dolores Ann Forrest as Zoe Barbille Alan Hale as George Masson Fred Huntley as Sebastian Dolores William Boyd as Gerard Fynes

Crew

Gilbert Parker — Novel

Tagline

A story of a man who won power and fame- and almost lost the whole world.

Synopsis

Jean, a wealthy young Canadian back from a trip to Europe, meets and falls for Carmen, a pretty young Spanish girl. They marry and have a daughter, but soon afterward Jean discovers his wife is having an affair. She takes her daughter and leaves him, and Jean's luck gets even worse--he loses his business in a fire and his thieving father-in-law steals what little money he has left.

Mood & Themes

library of congress

Key Collaborators

George Melford Director Gilbert Parker Novel

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