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A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emmett J. Flynn
Screenplay by	Bernard McConville
Based on	A Fool There Was; by Porter Emerson Browne
Starring	Estelle Taylor; Lewis Stone; Irene Rich; Muriel Frances Dana; Marjorie Daw; Mahlon Hamilton
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	June 18, 1922;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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A Fool There Was is a 1922 American drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and written by Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1909 play A Fool There Was by Porter Emerson Browne. The film stars Estelle Taylor, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich, Muriel Frances Dana, Marjorie Daw and Mahlon Hamilton. It was released on June 18, 1922, by Fox Film Corporation^[1]^[2]^[3] and is considered a lost film.^[4]

Plot

Cast

Estelle Taylor as Gilda Fontaine
Lewis Stone as John Schuyler
Irene Rich as Mrs. Schuyler
Muriel Frances Dana as Muriel Schuyler
Marjorie Daw as Nell Winthrop
Mahlon Hamilton as Tom Morgan
Wallace MacDonald as Avery Parmelee
William V. Mong as Boggs
Harry Lonsdale as Parks

References

^ "A Fool There Was (1922) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ Janiss Garza. "A Fool There Was (1922) - Emmett J. Flynn". AllMovie. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ "A Fool There Was". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ "A Fool There Was / Emmett J Flynn [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

External links

A Fool There Was at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

[1] "A Fool There Was (1922) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

[2] Janiss Garza. "A Fool There Was (1922) - Emmett J. Flynn". AllMovie. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

[3] "A Fool There Was". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

[4] "A Fool There Was / Emmett J Flynn [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

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 | name           = A Fool There Was
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 | producer       =
 | screenplay     = [[Bernard McConville]]
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 | cinematography = [[Lucien Andriot]]
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 | studio         = [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]]
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 | country        = United States
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-'''''A Fool There Was''''' is a 1922 American [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Emmett J. Flynn]] and written by [[Bernard McConville]]. It is based on the 1909 play ''A Fool There Was'' by [[Porter Emerson Browne]]. The film stars [[Estelle Taylor]], [[Lewis Stone]], [[Irene Rich]], [[Muriel Frances Dana]], [[Marjorie Daw (actress)|Marjorie Daw]] and [[Mahlon Hamilton]]. The film was released on June 18, 1922, by [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/481446/A-Fool-There-Was/ |title=A Fool There Was (1922) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date= |accessdate=2019-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-fool-there-was-v147697 |title=A Fool There Was (1922) - Emmett J. Flynn |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9142-A-FOOL-THERE-WAS |title=A Fool There Was |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-05-13}}</ref>
+'''''A Fool There Was''''' is a 1922 American [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Emmett J. Flynn]] and written by [[Bernard McConville]]. It is based on the 1909 play ''A Fool There Was'' by [[Porter Emerson Browne]]. The film stars [[Estelle Taylor]], [[Lewis Stone]], [[Irene Rich]], [[Muriel Frances Dana]], [[Marjorie Daw (actress)|Marjorie Daw]] and [[Mahlon Hamilton]]. It was released on June 18, 1922, by [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/481446/A-Fool-There-Was/ |title=A Fool There Was (1922) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date= |accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-fool-there-was-v147697 |title=A Fool There Was (1922) - Emmett J. Flynn |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/9142-A-FOOL-THERE-WAS |title=A Fool There Was |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref> and is considered a [[lost film]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A Fool There Was / Emmett J Flynn [motion picture] |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5355/default.html |website=American Silent Feature Film Survival Database |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102255/http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5355/default.html }}</ref>
 ==Plot==
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 ==Cast==
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 *[[Wallace MacDonald]] as Avery Parmelee
 *[[William V. Mong]] as Boggs
 *Harry Lonsdale as Parks
 ==References==
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 *{{IMDb title|0013139|A Fool There Was}}
 *{{allmovie|147697|Synopsis}}
+{{Emmett J. Flynn}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fool There Was (1922 film)}}
 [[Category:1922 films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:1920s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:Silent American drama films]]
-[[Category:American drama films]]
+[[Category:1922 drama films]]
-[[Category:1920s drama films]]
 [[Category:Fox Film films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Emmett J. Flynn]]
 [[Category:American silent feature films]]
 [[Category:American black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1920s American films]]