The Foolish Virgin is a lost[1] 1924 American silent romantic drama film released by Columbia Pictures.

[2] It is based on the 1915 novel The Foolish Virgin: A Romance of Today by Thomas Dixon Jr.

[3] Jim Owens (Frazer) rescues Mary Adams (Hammerstein) from a scheming lawyer.

Jim is successful inventor, however Mary is unaware that he has a history as a thief before they met.

In the earlier versions Jim's thievery continued during the marriage, and only he reformed his ways after losing Mary.