The Fool (1925 film)

The Fool
Lobby poster
Directed by	Harry Millarde
Written by	Edmund Goulding
Based on	The Fool by Channing Pollock [1]
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Edmund Lowe
Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	November 15, 1925 (1925-11-15)
Running time	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, ^[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

• Edmund Lowe as Daniel gilchirst
• Raymond Bloomer as Jerry
• Henry Sedley as Stedman
• Paul Panzer as Umanski
• A. J. Herbert as Hennig
• Downing Clarke as Rev. Everett Wadham
• George Lessey as Goodkind
• Blanche Craig as Mrs. Henry Gilliam
• Fred C. Jones as Poor Man
• Rose Blossom as Dilly Gilliam
• Anne Dale as Mary Margaret
• Helena D'Algy as Mrs. Thornbury
• Mary Thurman as Pearl
• Lucille Lee Stewart as Society Lady
• Brenda Bond as Clare

Preservation

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

See also

• 1937 Fox vault fire

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 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

External links

• The Fool at IMDb