A Dear Fool
Encyclopedia
A Dear Fool is a 1921 British silent
comedy film
directed by Harold M. Shaw
and starring George K. Arthur
, Edna Flugrath
and Edward O'Neill
. It was based on a novel by Arthur T. Mason. An ambitous young Fleet Street
reporter is sent to discover the identiy of a reclusive new playwright.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Harold M. Shaw
Harold M. Shaw
-Selected filmography:* The Land Beyond the Sunset * Lawyer Quince * The Firm of Girdlestone * Me and Me Moke * The Last Challenge * Die Rose von Rhodesia * The Pursuit of Pamela...
and starring George K. Arthur
George K. Arthur
George K. Arthur was an English actor and producer. He appeared in 59 films between 1919 and 1935. He won an Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956 for the film The Bespoke Overcoat....
, Edna Flugrath
Edna Flugrath
Edna Flugrath was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.-Early life:Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 29, 1893, she was the first born of Emil and Mary Dubois Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was the son of Polish-German immigrants and had at one time been...
and Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill may refer to:*Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill , Irish peer and Conservative politician*Edward O'Neill , Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
. It was based on a novel by Arthur T. Mason. An ambitous young Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
reporter is sent to discover the identiy of a reclusive new playwright.
Cast
- George K. Arthur - John Denison
- Edna FlugrathEdna FlugrathEdna Flugrath was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.-Early life:Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 29, 1893, she was the first born of Emil and Mary Dubois Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was the son of Polish-German immigrants and had at one time been...
- Viva Hamilton - Edward O'NeillEdward O'NeillEdward O'Neill may refer to:*Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill , Irish peer and Conservative politician*Edward O'Neill , Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
- Stephen Blair - Bertie WrightBertie Wright-Selected filmography:* A Little Bit of Fluff * General John Regan * The Wheels of Chance * The Royal Oak * Young Lochinvar...
- Sir John Boscatel - Vera Tyndale - Lady Boscatel
- C. Tilson-Chowne - Oliver Chambers
- Mabel Archdale - Sylvia Polesworthy