A Fool There Was

Jan 12, 1915

1h 7m

★ 5.2

Kiss me, my Fool!

Overview

John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an unfortunate accident, his wife and child can not come along with him. On the ship to England, Schuyler meets the notorious Vampire - a relentless gold digger who causes the moral degradation of those she seduces, first fascinating and then draining the very life from her victims.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

The Vampire

Theda Bara

John Schuyler

Edward José

John Schuyler's Wife

Mabel Frenyear

The Wife's Sister

May Allison

Schuyler Child

Runa Hodges

The Friend

Clifford Bruce

The Doctor

Frank Powell

The Doctor's Fiancee

Minna Gale

One of the Vamp's Victims

Victor Benoit

Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

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