A Fool and His Money

Plot

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.

Cast

Madge Bellamy

Countess von Pless

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

Billie Jeane Phelps

Rich Baby