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A Fool There Was (1915)

67 min  -  Drama  -   12 January 1915 (USA)
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A married diplomat falls hopelessly under the spell of a predatory woman.

Director:

Frank Powell

Writers:

Rudyard Kipling (poem), Porter Emerson Browne (play), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Runa Hodges, Mabel Frenyear and Edward José
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Runa Hodges Runa Hodges ...
The Child
Mabel Frenyear Mabel Frenyear ...
Kate Schuyler (Fool's wife)
Edward José Edward José ...
The Husband, John Schuyler
May Allison May Allison ...
The Wife's Sister
Clifford Bruce Clifford Bruce ...
The Friend, Tom
Theda Bara ...
Victor Benoit Victor Benoit ...
One of Her Victims, Reginal Parmalee
Frank Powell Frank Powell ...
The Doctor (as Frank Fowell)
Minna Gale Minna Gale ...
The Doctor's Fiancee
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Storyline

John Schuyler, happily married Wall Street lawyer, is appointed as special diplomatic representative to England. By an unhappy accident, his wife and child can't come along; but on the ship with him is "The Vampire," a "notorious woman" who lives off a succession of men she has seduced and ruined. Slighted by Mrs. Schuyler, she has set her sights on the husband. Two months later, we find the Fool languishing with the mistress who has him enmeshed in her toils. Will he follow the others to the depths of degradation? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Country:

USA

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Also Known As:

A veszedelmes asszony See more »

Filming Locations:

Fox/Willat Studio, Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

William Fox Vaudeville Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

One of only a handful of Theda Bara films that still exist, the others being The Unchastened Woman, The Stain, East Lynne, and two short comedies she made for Hal Roach in the mid-1920s. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During the "sunset of happiness" shot, the ocean waves are going in reverse, showing the film has been run backwards. See more »

Quotes

Second Victim: [as a panhandler] See what you made of me, and still you prosper, you hell cat!
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Edited into Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008) See more »