A Fool There Was

Name: A Fool There Was
Genre: Drama
Released: 1915-01-12
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Theda Bara, Edward José, Mabel Frenyear, May Allison, Runa Hodges

1915·Drama·1h 7m

7.0

★

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.

Directed by Frank Powell

infidelity

suicide

husband wife relationship

seduction

man woman relationship

femme fatale

madness

silent film

seductress

gold digger

manipulative lover

financial ruin

vamp

IMDB

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Where to Watch

Cast

Theda Bara

The Vampire

Edward José

John Schuyler

May Allison

The Wife's Sister

Clifford Bruce

The Friend

Frank Powell

The Doctor

Creighton Hale

Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)

Crew

Frank Powell

Director

Roy L. McCardell

Director of Photography

William Fox

Producer

Frank Powell

Producer

Roy L. McCardell

Scenario Writer

Frank Powell

Scenario Writer

Rudyard Kipling

Story

Popular Reviews

10 reviews

moth

5.0★ · 03/11/26

most uninteresting plot ever.......i only watched it bc of theda bara and she was the only good part!!! i also feel very lied to bc i assumed she would be a vampire in a literal sense :(

Eryk Migda

4.1★ · 11/19/24

Ma wielką wartość historyczną, ale archaiczność i braki w ogólnodostępnej kopii nie zachwycają. Choć Theda ofc CUDOWNA! Przedpotopowy VAMP i za to ją kochamy.

Mikołaj BudnyPRO

0.4★ · 04/28/26

Nin

8.0★ · 04/21/26

Joanna

6.0★ · 04/08/26