A Fool There Was
Brief Synopsis
Similar in plot to "The Blue Angel," this silent film tells the tale of a respectable businessman who leaves his wife and daughter for the clutches of a cold, heartbreaking female.
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Emmett J. Flynn
Director
Estelle Taylor
Gilda Fontaine
Lewis Stone
John Schuyler
Irene Rich
Mrs. Schuyler
Muriel Dana
Muriel Schuyler
Marjorie Daw
Nell Winthrop
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Film Details
Release Date
Sep
10,
1922
Premiere Information
Los Angeles premiere: ca18 Jun 1922
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem "The Vampire" by Rudyard Kipling (New York, 1897) and based on the play A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne (New York, 24 Mar 1909).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,604ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
On a trip to Europe, financier John Schuyler meets Gilda Fontaine, the cause of his business partner's suicide, and falls prey to her evil charm. He forsakes his wife and daughter to be with Gilda and soon falls into remorse and drunkenness, while Gilda takes another lover. John and his wife are about to be reconciled through the efforts of Tom Morgan when Gilda reappears and John again weakens. Realizing that only her death will free him, John attempts to strangle Gilda, but he himself falls and dies.
Director
Emmett J. Flynn
Director
Cast
Estelle Taylor
Gilda Fontaine
Lewis Stone
John Schuyler
Irene Rich
Mrs. Schuyler
Muriel Dana
Muriel Schuyler
Marjorie Daw
Nell Winthrop
Mahlon Hamilton
Tom Morgan
Wallace Macdonald
Avery Parmelee
William V. Mong
Boggs
Harry Lonsdale
Parks
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A Fool There Was - Glass Slide
Here is a Glass Slide for the Fox film A Fool There Was (1922), starring Estelle Taylor and Lewis Stone. Glass slides were used by many theaters to promote coming attractions during slide shows between movie screenings.
Film Details
Release Date
Sep
10,
1922
Premiere Information
Los Angeles premiere: ca18 Jun 1922
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem "The Vampire" by Rudyard Kipling (New York, 1897) and based on the play A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne (New York, 24 Mar 1909).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,604ft
(7 reels)
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Notes
An earlier version of the story was produced by the William Fox Vaudeville Co. in 1915, under the same title, directed by Frank Powell and starring Theda Bara (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20).
