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A Wise Fool

A Wise Fool

A story of a man who won power and fame- and almost lost the whole world.

NR 1921 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · 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 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.

Directed by George Melford

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