A Fool and His Money

Synopsis

John Smart (William Haines), a hack writer, inherits a fortune from a distant relative and buys a castle in Laupheim. He pursues what appears to be a ghost of a beautiful woman but he learns that the so-called ghost is the estranged wife, Countess von Pless (Madge Bellamy), of the castle's previous owner, the cruel Count von Pless (Stuart Holmes). A romance blossoms despite the efforts of Count von Pless to convict Smart of obstructing justice.

Top cast

Madge Bellamy

Countess von Pless

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William Haines

John Smart

Stuart Holmes

Count von Pless

Alma Bennett

Annette Ritazi

Heinie Conklin

Citizen

Lon Poff

Citizen

Carrie Clark Ward

Mrs. Schmick

Eugenie Besserer

Mother

Edwards Davis

Father

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Billie Jeane Phelps

Rich Baby