''A Dear Fool'' is a 1921 British silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Harold M. Shaw Harold Marvin Shaw (also cited in some records as Henry Marvin Shaw; November 3, 1877January 30, 1926) was an American stage performer, film actor, screenwriter, and notable director of the silent era. A native of Tennessee, he worked professio ...

and starring

George K. Arthur Arthur George Brest (27 January 1899 – 30 May 1985), known professionally as George K. Arthur, was an English actor and producer, born in Aberdeen, Scotland,. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1919 and 1935, and is best known as t ...

Edna Flugrath Edna Marie Flugrath (December 29, 1892 – April 6, 1966) was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars. Early life Flugrath was the first born of Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was ...

and Edward O'Neill. It was based on a novel by Arthur T. Mason. An ambitious young

Fleet Street Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was na ...

reporter is sent to discover the identity of a reclusive new playwright.

Cast

- John Denison *

- Viva Hamilton * Edward O'Neill - Stephen Blair *

Bertie Wright Albert James Matthew Wright (6 February 1871 – 7 March 1960), known as Bertie Wright, was a British actor of the silent era. Wright was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and died on 7 March 1960, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

- Sir John Boscatel * Vera Tyndale - Lady Boscatel * C. Tilson-Chowne - Oliver Chambers * Mabel Archdale - Sylvia Polesworthy

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* 1921 films 1921 comedy films Silent British comedy films Films based on British novels Films directed by Harold M. Shaw Films set in London British black-and-white films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub