A Fool and His Money

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.

Director: Erle C. Kenton

Cast: Madge Bellamy, William Haines, Stuart Holmes, Alma Bennett, Heinie Conklin, Lon Poff, Carrie Clark Ward, Eugenie Besserer

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