What Fools Men Are

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What Fools Men Are
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Directed by George Terwilliger
Written by Peter Milne
Based onThe Flapper
by Eugene Walter
Starring Faire Binney
Lucy Fox
Huntley Gordon
Cinematography Ralph Mariner
Production
company
Pyramid Pictures
Distributed by American Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • October 29, 1922 (1922-10-29)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

What Fools Men Are is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Faire Binney, Lucy Fox, and Huntley Gordon. [1] It is based upon the play The Flapper by Eugene Walter. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Peggy Kendricks, the gayest and most daring of society flappers, allows her brother-in-law Bartley Claybourne to secretly pay for her beautiful clothes. Her sister Kate finds discovers the truth and declares that she will name Peggy co-respondent in her divorce proceedings. She goes to Reno under the understanding that Bartley will eventually marry Peggy. However, Peggy has no such notion and suddenly marries Ralph Demarest, a young man whose father Horace detests flappers. Horace offers her money to separate from his son which, true to her form, she accepts. She then uses the money and, in the end, wins the love and respect of her former victims

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References

  1. Munden p. 880
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: What Fools Men Are at silentera.com
  3. "Tried and Proved Pictures: The Flirt". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (12): 39–40. 9 February 1924. Retrieved 1 September 2022.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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