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A Fool and His Money

John Smart (William Haines), a hack writer, inherits a fortune from a distant relative and buys a castle in Laupheim. He pursues what appears to be a ghost of a beautiful woman but he learns that the so-called ghost is the estranged wife, Countess von Pless (Madge Bellamy), of the castle's previous owner, the cruel Count von Pless (Stuart Holmes). A romance blossoms despite the efforts of Count von Pless to convict Smart of obstructing justice.

Top Cast

  • Madge Bellamy

    Madge Bellamy

    Countess von Pless

  • William Haines

    William Haines

    John Smart

  • Stuart Holmes

    Stuart Holmes

    Count von Pless

  • Alma Bennett

    Alma Bennett

    Annette Ritazi

  • Heinie Conklin

    Heinie Conklin

    Citizen

  • Lon Poff

    Lon Poff

    Citizen

  • Carrie Clark Ward

    Carrie Clark Ward

    Mrs. Schmick

  • Eugenie Besserer

    Eugenie Besserer

    Mother

  • Edwards Davis

    Edwards Davis

    Father

Overview

John Smart (William Haines), a hack writer, inherits a fortune from a distant relative and buys a castle in Laupheim. He pursues what appears to be a ghost of a beautiful woman but he learns that the so-called ghost is the estranged wife, Countess von Pless (Madge Bellamy), of the castle's previous owner, the cruel Count von Pless (Stuart Holmes). A romance blossoms despite the efforts of Count von Pless to convict Smart of obstructing justice.

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