The Fool (1925 film) explained

The Fool
Director:Harry Millarde
Producer:William Fox
Based On:[1]
Starring:Edmund Lowe
Cinematography:Joseph Ruttenberg
Studio:Fox Film
Distributor:Fox Film
Runtime:10 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (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, 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.

Preservation

With no prints of The Fool located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-how/the-fool-3648 The Fool on Broadway, 1922 play
  2. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9140?sid=54ddb1fd-f284-4239-9920-2c668d7ab64c&sr=0.97875375&cp=2&pos=8 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Fool
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/Fool1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Fool
  4. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 265 c.1953 by Daniel Blum
  5. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5356/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fool
  6. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefox.html The Fool at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost 1925 Fox films