Ann Forrest and James Kirkwood in A Wise Fool (1921)

A Wise Fool

1921
Drama

Jean, a wealthy young Canadian back from a trip to Europe, meets and falls for Carmen, a pretty young Spanish girl. They marry and have a daughter, but soon afterward Jean discovers that his wife is having an affair. She takes her daughter and leaves him, and Jean's luck gets even worse: he loses his business in a fire and his thieving father-in-law steals what little money he has left.

Released
1921

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Release year: 1921

Storyline

Jean, a wealthy young Canadian back from a trip to Europe, meets and falls for Carmen, a pretty young Spanish girl. They marry and have a daughter, but soon afterward Jean discovers that his wife is having an affair. She takes her daughter and leaves him, and Jean's luck gets even worse: he loses his business in a fire and his thieving father-in-law steals what little money he has left.

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