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Cast
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| Theda Bara | ... |
Bava
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Victor Kennard | ... |
Ysora
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| Florence Martin | ... |
Romaine's wife
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Tony Merlo | ... |
M. Romaine
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Jack Ridgeway | ... |
Wife's father
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| Hugh Thompson | ... |
Sir John Dare
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Henry Warwick | ... |
Stage manager
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Directed by
| J. Gordon Edwards | ||
Written by
| Lori Bara | ... | () |
| Theda Bara | ... | (story) |
| Adrian Johnson | ... | (writer) |
Cinematography by
| John W. Boyle | ||
Costume Design by
| George James Hopkins | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1918) (United States) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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Bavahari, a half caste Indian girl, renounces her oath as a sacred dancer to the worship of Buddha. The High Priest, who secretly loves the girl, is enraged and vows vengeance. Bavahari marries an English army officer, and they move to Paris where she becomes a sensation as a dancer. After she deserts her husband, he kills himself at her feet. The High Priest, discovering that Bavahari is in Paris, announces his presence by marking the "Sign of Death" on her dressing room door. He then disguises himself as a Buddha idol. As Bavahari dances on stage, the High Priest kills her in front of the audience. Written by scsu1975 |
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| Taglines | A screen journey with the famous siren to faraway Java, where beauty and love and burning passion thrive; then on to the GAY LIFE OF PARIS, with it's Apache dens, its intrigues and clandestine affairs of the heart. (Print Ad- Los Angeles Evening Herald, 14 May 1918) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One inspiration for the plot the actress wrote for herself for this film was the contemporary news story of the exotic secret agent Mata Hari, and her fate, during the Great War. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006). See more » |