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A Fool There Was is a american film of genre Drama directed by Frank Powell released in USA on 12 january 1915 with Theda Bara

A Fool There Was (1915)

A Fool There Was
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Released in USA 12 january 1915
Length 1h7
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating56% 2.847852.847852.847852.847852.84785

A Fool There Was (1915) is an American silent film drama, produced by William Fox, and starring Theda Bara. The film was long considered controversial for such risqué intertitle cards as "Kiss me, my fool!"

The film is one of the few movies with Theda Bara that still exist today. It is the origin of the term "vamp" (short for vampire), referring to a femme fatale who causes the moral loss of those she seduced, and about how a vampire fascinates then exhausts its victims.

Synopsis

John Schuyler (Edward José), a rich Wall Street lawyer and diplomat, is a husband and a devoted family man. He is sent to England on a diplomatic mission without his wife and daughter. On the ship he meets the "Vampire woman" (Theda Bara) who uses her charms to seduce men and leave after ruining their lives.

Actors

Theda Bara

(The Vampire)Edward José

(John Schuyler)May Allison

(The Wife's Sister)Frank Powell

(The Doctor)Creighton Hale

(Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited))Robert Edeson
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