A Wise Fool is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the novel The Money Master by Sir Gilbert Parker and was directed by George Melford. James Kirkwood is the star of the film. A copy is held at the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress published by The American Film Institute, p. 210, c.1978The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Wise Fool
Plot Based upon a description in a film publication, Jean Jacques Barbille, a wealthy egoist and philosopher in the small parish of Quebec, returns from Paris with Carmen Dolores, a Spanish girl, as his wife. When their daughter Zoe is grown, Carmen realizes that her husband neglects her, and finally leaves him. When Jean objects to her marriage, Zoe goes west with her lover. Then Jean's mill burns down, and his money is stolen. After long wanderings Jean comes upon his wife, who is ill in a convent. There is a reconciliation and then his daughter, who had been searching for Jean, and her husband arrive.
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Promotional still of Ann Forrest at silenthollywood.com