The Fool (1925 film)

The Fool
Lobby poster
Directed byHarry Millarde
Written byEdmund Goulding
Based onThe Fool
by Channing Pollock[1]
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringEdmund Lowe
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • November 15, 1925 (1925-11-15)
Running time
10 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Fool is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry Millarde. It is based on the 1922 play The Fool by Channing Pollock.[2][3][4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[5] the Rector of a wealthy church loses the sympathy and support of parishioners when he preaches the doctrine of Christ to sacrifice worldly goods. He establishes a mission among the lower classes and, although he is beaten for his efforts, he gains happiness by doing good.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Fool located in any film archives,[6] it is a lost film.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Fool on Broadway, 1922 play
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Fool
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Fool at silentera.com
  4. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 265 c.1953 by Daniel Blum
  5. ^ "New Pictures: The Fool", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 72, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fool
  7. ^ The Fool at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost 1925 Fox films
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