A Fool and His Money
About A Fool and His Money
Sam, a whitewasher played by James Russell, wants Lindy, who has dropped him for another man. He finds a large sum of money, goes to New York, and buys clothes, jewelry, and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy drops the rival for him. At the engagement party he sits down to cards with the rival and a card shark, loses the money, and the shark takes Lindy.
Cast & crew
More about A Fool and His Money
Alice Guy-Blaché directed. No other actors are credited. It is either the first film, or one of the earliest, with an all African-American cast.
Themes
Preservation
Preserved by the American Film Institute at the Library of Congress after David Navone turned the reel in.
Notes
- California engineer David Navone found the reel in a trunk bought at an estate sale and gave it to the American Film Institute.
- The AFI's National Center for Film and Video Preservation preserved it at the Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center.
- It was shown publicly on July 29, 2018, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.
Scenes
- Sam comes home in new clothes with a chauffeur, and Lindy switches to him.
- The card shark wins the money and Lindy in the same night.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (A Fool and His Money (1912).webm)
