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 |
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70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Three Wise Fools (German title: Ein Mädchen und drei alte Narren) is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. A print of the film exists at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique.
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.Claude Gillingwater was the only cast member from the original 1918 Broadway play.
It showed in Germany at the Union-Theater Nollendorf, Berlin, on 10 November 1924. The cinema was built in 1913 by Joe Goldsoll, who was president of Goldwyn Pictures from 1922-1924.