A Fool and His Money (1920)
American author John B. Smart, searching for solitude and an atmosphere for a new story, purchases an old castle in Switzerland. He discovers the beautiful Aline hiding with a baby in the east tower. Daughter of an American millionaire she on running from her ex-husband Count Tarnowsky, who squandered her money and treated her brutally, but whom the courts have awarded their child. The Count arrives confronting John who overcomes him and has him thrown into the dungeon. Smart, Aline and her child flee on a sleigh speeding towards the Italian border with the escaped Count in pursuit. In the nick of time they safely cross the border and Aline consents to be John's wife.
Director: Robert Ellis
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Eugene O'Brien as John B. Smart |
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Rubye De Remer as Aline |
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Ann Brody as Mrs. Schmick |
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Louise Prussing as Mrs. Smith |
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Arthur Housman as Count Tarnowsky |
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Jules Cowles as Benton |
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Emile La Croix as Mr. Schmick |
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Eric Finstrom as Schmick's Son |
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George Dowling as Schmick's Elder Son |
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Frank Goldsmith as Dr. Hazzard |
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Wray Page as Mrs. Hazzard |
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Ned Hay as Billy Smith |
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Charles Craig as Secretary Poopendyke |
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Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Titus |
| Directing | Robert Ellis | Director |
| Writing | Ella Stuart Carson | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | George Barr McCutcheon | Novel |
| Camera | Walter Arthur | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John W. Brown | Director of Photography |
