Three Wise Fools (1923 film)
Three Wise Fools | |
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Directed by | King Vidor |
Written by |
June Mathis (scenario) John McDermott (adaptation) James O'Hanlon (adaptation) Winchell Smith (play) Austin Strong (play) King Vidor (scenario) |
Starring | Claude Gillingwater |
Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Three Wise Fools is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor.[1] A print of the film exists at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique.[2]
Three Wise Fools is notable as an early high-profile role for the then-up and coming William Haines. Haines would later recall that he felt distracted by the top hat he wears in the film and, as a result, felt that his performance was terrible. However, his performance received positive notices in contemporary reviews, and Haines was offered a choice of four new film roles after the film's success.[3] Claude Gillingwater was the only cast member from the original 1918 Broadway play.
Cast
- Claude Gillingwater - Theodore Findley
- Eleanor Boardman - Rena Fairchild / Sydney Fairfield
- William H. Crane - Hon. James Trumbull
- Alec B. Francis - Dr. Richard Gaunt
- John St. Polis - John Crawshay (as John Sainpolis)
- Brinsley Shaw - Benny, the Duck
- Fred Esmelton - Gray
- William Haines - Gordon Schuyler
- Lucien Littlefield - Douglas
- ZaSu Pitts - Mickey
- Martha Mattox - Saunders
- Fred J. Butler - Poole
- Charles Hickman - Clancy
- Craig Biddle Jr. - Young Findley
- Creighton Hale - Young Trumbull
- Raymond Hatton - Young Gaunt
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Three Wise Fools". Silent Era. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ "Three Wise Fools". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ Mann, William J.; Wisecracker: the Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star; Viking, New York, 1998; p. 67
External links
- Three Wise Fools at the Internet Movie Database
- Film still at silenthollywood.com