A Fool and His Money (1920 film)

A Fool and His Money is a lost^[1] 1920 American silent drama film directed by actor Robert Ellis and starring Eugene O'Brien. It was produced at Lewis J. Selznick studios and distributed by the Select Film Company.^[2]

A Fool and His Money
contemporary advert
Directed by	Robert Ellis
Written by	Ella Stuart Carson
Based on	novel, A Fool and His Money, by George Barr McCutcheon c.1913
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Cinematography	Jack Brown Walter Arthur
Production company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Select Pictures
Release date	March 29, 1920 (1920-03-29)
Running time	5 or 6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The film was remade in 1925 with William Haines in O'Brien's role.

Plot

Cast

• Eugene O'Brien as John B. Smart
• Rubye De Remer as Aline
• Emile La Croix as Mr. Schmick
• Anne Brody as Mrs. Schmick
• Finnstron Erics as Schmick's son
• George Dowling as Schmicks's Elder Son
• Frank Goldsmith as Dr. Hazzard
• Wray Page as Mrs. Hazzard
• Ned Hay as Billy Smith
• Louise Prussing as Mrs. Smith
• Arthur Housman as Count Tarnowsky
• Charles Craig as Secretary Poopendyke
• Jules Cowles as Benton
• Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Titus