Movie: A Fool and His Money

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Eugene O'Brien
Eugene O'Brien

John B. Smart

Rubye De Remer
Rubye De Remer

Aline

Ann Brody
Ann Brody

Mrs. Schmick

Louise Prussing
Louise Prussing

Mrs. Smith

Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman

Count Tarnowsky

Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles

Benton

Emile La Croix
Emile La Croix

Mr. Schmick

Eric Finstrom
Eric Finstrom

Schmick's Son

George Dowling
George Dowling

Schmick's Elder Son

Frank Goldsmith
Frank Goldsmith

Dr. Hazzard

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1920-03-29

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  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
  • Tagline

    A Modern Love Story in a Medieval Setting Ghosts and Feudal Castles. The castle was haunted-and he married the ghost.

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