A Fool and His Money (1920)

Drama

American author John B. Smart, searching for solitude and an atmosphere for a new story, purchases an old castle in Switzerland. He discovers the beautiful Aline hiding with a baby in the east tower. Daughter of an American millionaire she on running from her ex-husband Count Tarnowsky, who squandered her money and treated her brutally, but whom the courts have awarded their child. The Count arrives confronting John who overcomes him and has him thrown into the dungeon. Smart, Aline and her child flee on a sleigh speeding towards the Italian border with the escaped Count in pursuit. In the nick of time they safely cross the border and Aline consents to be John's wife.

Cast

John B. Smart
Mrs. Hazzard
Billy Smith
Secretary Poopendyke
Mrs. Schmick
Count Tarnowsky
Mr. Schmick
Schmick's Son
Schmick's Elder Son

Crew

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