
A Fool There Was
Drama
Overview
A respectable businessman leaves his wife and daughter for the clutches of a cold, heartbreaking female.
Top Cast


Estelle Taylor
Estelle Taylor
Gilda Fontaine
Estelle Taylor
Gilda Fontaine


Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
John Schuyler
Lewis Stone
John Schuyler


Irene Rich
Irene Rich
Mrs. Schuyler
Irene Rich
Mrs. Schuyler


Muriel Frances Dana
Muriel Frances Dana
Muriel Schuyler
Muriel Frances Dana
Muriel Schuyler


Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw
Nell Winthrop
Marjorie Daw
Nell Winthrop


Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
Tom Morgan
Mahlon Hamilton
Tom Morgan


Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald
Avery Parmelee
Wallace MacDonald
Avery Parmelee


William V. Mong
William V. Mong
Boggs
William V. Mong
Boggs


Harry Lonsdale
Harry Lonsdale
Parks
Harry Lonsdale
Parks
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