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Release Year1918
Runtime0h 50m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes2
DirectorJohn Ford
WritersEugene B. Lewis
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.0 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsA Woman's Fool
About A Woman's Fool
Cowboy Lin McLean's restlessness takes him to Denver, where he becomes enamored of a waitress named Katie. Intending to marry her, Lin accompanies Katie back to the ranch, but a traveling rainmaker arrives in the little town, and Katie departs with him after revealing that he is her husband. Visiting Denver for Christmas, Lin adopts Katie's abandoned son Billy, and soon afterwards, the cowboy meets and falls in love with the new station agent, Jessamine "Jessie" Buckner. Lin and Jessie marry, and the little family is happy until Katie, determined to be rid of her neglectful husband and marry Lin instead, appears and drives Jessie away. Realizing that Lin does not love her, Katie poisons herself, and Jessie returns to Lin and Billy.
Directed by John Ford, A Woman's Fool leans on a strong ensemble — Harry Carey, Bette Schade, Molly Malone — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1918.
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