Margaret Muller — In the Heart of a Fool Character Profile

About Margaret Muller

A schoolteacher who arrives in town to undermine Laura socially. She seduces Grant, bears his child, and later pursues Henry Fenn. She later has an affair with Tom VanDorn, kills him after the strike violence, and goes insane.

Character Facts

Played by

Anna Q. Nilsson

Appears in

In the Heart of a Fool (1920)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Margaret Muller — Romantic Illicit Lover — Grant Adams (James Kirkwood)

  Margaret initially manipulates Grant for social advancement, leading to a secret romantic and parental bond.

• Margaret Muller — Romantic Husband — Henry Fenn (Ward Crane)

  Henry Fenn marries Margaret after she actively pursues him and abandons her maternal duties.

• Margaret Muller — Romantic Affair Partner — Tom VanDorn (Philo McCullough)

  Margaret engages in a destructive affair with Tom, undermining his marriage to Laura.

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More characters from In the Heart of a Fool

• Grant Adams (James Kirkwood)
• Laura Nesbit (Mary Thurman)
• Henry Fenn (Ward Crane)
• Tom VanDorn (Philo McCullough)
• Dr. Nesbit (John Burton)
• Mortie Sands (Arthur Hoyt)
• Extra (uncredited) (Claire Windsor)
• Mrs. Nesbit (Margaret Campbell)
• Daniel Sands (Percy Challenger)