A Moving Picture World (5 de outubro de 1912) afirma: “Sam Jones is a laborer, a wielder of the white-wash brush. He’s in love with Lindy Williams. Having saved up quite a little money, Sam buys some swell second-hand clothes and goes to Lindy’s home. Lindy’s people are quite prosperous, her father having retired from his job as Public Porter.”
A Fool and His Money é um dos filmes mais antigos existentes em que apresenta um elenco totalmente negro.