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title: 'A Fool and His Money (1912)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alice Guy-Blaché'
released: '1912-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-fool-and-his-money-1912'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274506/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Fool and His Money (1912)

1912 · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

A Fool and His Money is an American silent comedy film from 1912. It is either the first film or one of the earliest films with an all African-American cast. It was directed by Alice Guy-Blaché, who is widely considered the first female film director. The plot involves a man who becomes suddenly wealthy, takes on an aristocratic lifestyle, and becomes engaged to a woman, Lindy, who had scorned him when he was poor. He soon loses his money to a card shark who immediately wins the affection of his fiancée.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alice Guy-Blaché](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-guy-blache)

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