''Fools of Fate'' is a 1909 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...

. A print of the film survives at the film archive of the

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Plot

A man's boat capsizes and another man who was camping nearby saves him before he drowns. After that the rescuer meets the almost drown man's wife without knowing who she is, they become friends but he starts to have feelings for her.

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* James Kirkwood as Ben Webster *

Marion Leonard Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American stage actress who became one of the first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. Early career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marion Leonard began her a ...

as Fanny Webster *

Frank Powell Frank Powell (born Francis William Powell, May 8, 1877) was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States."Ontario Births, 1869-1912", digital copy of original ha ...

as Ed Hilton *

Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Early life Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ...

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. Life and car ...

as Extra (uncredited)

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* 1909 films Films directed by D. W. Griffith American silent short films Biograph Company films American black-and-white films 1909 drama films 1909 short films Silent American drama films Films with screenplays by Frank E. Woods 1900s American films {{1900s-short-drama-film-stub

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