What Fools Men (1925)
Joseph Greer is a wealthy businessman in New York City with all the trappings including a prim-and-proper secretary, Jenny McFarlan, who takes dictation during working hours and, at night, minus her eyeglasses, serves as his nightclub companion and mistress. Then his daughter,Beatrice, whom he has never seen, shows up and moves in with him. Beatrice is a grown-up flapper who loves jazz, pool parties, flaunting prohibition and carrying-on in general. Most of her carrying-on is with the family chauffeur and her father does not approve, says so, and fires the chauffeur. His parental-guidance technique backfires as Beatrice ups and elopes with the chauffeur. Later, the father has some problems with his business associates and loses his business and most of his fixtures and disappears. But Beatrice locates him and there is a happy reunion between father and daughter, especially since daughter has brought along Jenny to cheer him up.
Director: George Archainbaud
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Lewis Stone as Joseph Greer |
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Shirley Mason as Beatrice Greer |
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Ethel Grey Terry as Violet Williamson |
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Barbara Bedford as Jenny McFarlan |
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John Patrick as Lancing Ware |
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John Patrick as Burns |
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David Torrence as Williamson |
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Lewis Dayton as Henry Craven |
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Joyce Compton as Dorothy |
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Tom Wilson as Business Rival |
| Directing | George Archainbaud | Director |
| Editing | June Mathis | Editorial Coordinator |
| Writing | Henry Kitchell Webster | Novel |
| Writing | Eve Unsell | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bert Moore | Editor |
