A Fool There Was

1h 7m
Drama
5

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.

Cast

Theda Bara
The Vampire
Edward José
John Schuyler
Mabel Frenyear
John Schuyler's Wife
May Allison
The Wife's Sister
Runa Hodges
Schuyler Child
Clifford Bruce
The Friend
Frank Powell
The Doctor
Minna Gale
The Doctor's Fiancee
Victor Benoit
One of the Vamp's Victims
Creighton Hale
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)

Crew

Frank Powell
Director, Scenario Writer, Producer
Porter Emerson Browne
Writer
Roy L. McCardell
Scenario Writer, Director of Photography
Rudyard Kipling
Story
William Fox
Producer
George 'Neje' Hopkins
Costume Design

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