The Fool (1925 film)

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* 1937 Fox vault fire

## References[edit]

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[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Fool (1925 film).

* The Fool at IMDb
* Synopsis at AllMovie

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