Film

Fools in the Dark

1924 · 1h 10m · Comedy · Mystery · Romance

Percy Schwartz is the son of a rich trash-can manufacturer but forgoes joining the company business in order to write thriller movie stories about bigger-than-life heroes, which he also aspires to be. Percy is deeply in love with Ruth Rand, the niece of Dr. Rand. a world-exploring scientist who majors in the mysteries of the Orient. The latter, after hearing Percy read one of his blood-curdling scenarios to the awe-struck Ruth, decides to test Percy character. Percy goes to ask Dr. Rand for Ruth's hand-in-marriage and finds him in his study going through some Orienral artifacts with his giant Hindu servant, Kotah. Dr. Rand later informs Percy that Ruth has been abducted and he needs Percy to help rescue her.

Patsy Ruth Miller

Ruth Rand

Matt Moore

Percy Schwartz / Percy Primrose

Bertram Grassby

Kotah - Dr. Rand's Servant

Charles Belcher

Dr. Rand

Tom Wilson

Diploma' - Percys Black Valet

John Steppling

Julius Schwartz

• Alfred SantellDirector
• Bertram MillhauserStory
• Leon EyckeDirector of Photography
• Blake WagnerDirector of Photography

Release date

August 4, 1924

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

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