Fool's Gold (1919 film)

Fool's Gold
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Directed by	Laurence Trimble
Written by	M. A. Miller
Starring	Mitchell Lewis; Florence Turner
Cinematography	H. A. Horn
Distributed by	Arrow Film Corporation
Release date	May 26, 1919;
Running time	Six reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Fool's Gold is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble.[1] A copy of the film survives in the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive.[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Marshall Strong (Lewis) and John Moore (Playter) are partners in a mine and both love school teacher Constance Harvey (Turner). She prefers Strong, but Moore is crafty and she marries him. Moore is killed in a bar fight and Strong, who had come to the rescue, is accused of murder. Constance and Strong might have still found each other, but Lilas Niles (Truax), through a plot, brings about a misunderstanding and marries Strong. Twenty years later Strong, calling himself Mark Smith, is a wealthy mine operator and he and Lilas have a daughter Nancy (Brent). Constance is still a widow and her son David Moore (Greene) gets a job working at the mine and meets Nancy. Mark Smith does not take proper safety precautions for the mine workers and there is discontent. David is a power for good sense and moderation, and the mine owner trusts him. Nancy's mother Lilas has arranged an engagement for her daughter to an English baronet, Sir Horace Seaton (Hyde). There is an explosion at the mine, and David and Sir Horace rush to the burning mine and try to rescue Mark and the other miners. They pass through a long galley in flames, but are not successful. However, Mark and the miners have escaped through a side passage. As a result, Mark becomes more generous in the mining operation, and David and Nancy are later wed.

Cast

Mitchell Lewis as Marshall Strong
Wellington A. Playter as John Moore
Florence Turner as Constance Harvey
Sarah Truax as Lilas Niles (as Sarah Truex)
Francis Joyner as Old Niles
Kempton Greene as David Moore
Evelyn Brent as Nancy Smith
Mlle. Marguerite Serruys as Miss Hatch
Harry Hyde as Sir Horace Seaton

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References

"Fool's Gold". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
Kear, Lynn (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.
Judson, Hanford C. (May 17, 1919). "Reviews and Advertising Aids: Fool's Gold". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 40 (7): 1076–77. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

External links

Fool's Gold on IMDb

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[BFI-1] "Fool's Gold". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2014.

[2] Kear, Lynn (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.

[3] Judson, Hanford C. (May 17, 1919). "Reviews and Advertising Aids: Fool's Gold". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 40 (7): 1076–77. Retrieved September 8, 2014.