What Fools Men Are

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]

What Fools Men Are
Directed by	George Terwilliger
Written by	Peter Milne
Based on	The 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
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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

Cast

• Faire Binney as Peggy Kendricks
• Lucy Fox as Ola
• Joseph Striker as Ralph Demarest
• Huntley Gordon as Bartley Claybourne
• Florence Billings as Kate Claybourne
• J. Barney Sherry as Horace Demrest
• Templar Saxe as Bayard Thomas
• Harry Clay Blaney as Steve O'Mally