A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915 · 67 min · EN · NR · 5.3 (27 votes)
Dir. Frank Powell · Starring Theda Bara, Edward José, Mabel Frenyear, May Allison, Runa Hodges, Clifford Bruce

Kiss me, my Fool!

Drama

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.

VIBE

A chilling descent into moral decay, this silent melodrama grips with its depiction of a predatory femme fatale. It's a stark, cautionary tale of seduction and ruin, presented with the dramatic flair of early cinema.

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