A Fool There Was
Drama
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.
Director
Emmett J. Flynn
Writers
Rudyard Kipling, Porter Emerson Browne, Bernard McConville
Stars
Estelle Taylor, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich
Release Date
June 18, 1922
Language
None
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Estelle Taylor
as Gilda Fontaine
Lewis Stone
as John Schuyler
Irene Rich
as Mrs. Schuyler
Muriel Frances Dana
as Muriel Schuyler
Marjorie Daw
as Nell Winthrop
Mahlon Hamilton
as Tom Morgan
Wallace MacDonald
as Avery Parmelee
William V. Mong
as Boggs
Harry Lonsdale
as Parks
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Fox Film Corporation
🏷️ Keywords
daughterwifebased on poemmelodramabased on play
🎯 Categories
Drama
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📖 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.