Nobody's Fool (1921)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 50M
Director : King Baggot
Synopsis
Unattractive and poor Polly Gordon, is taken to the college dance by eligible Vincent DePuyster only as part of a fraternity initiation. Suitors flock to her, however, when she inherits half a million dollars from her aunt, but she grows cynical and dismisses them.
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