A Fool There Was (1915)
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- 1h 7min
- Drama
- 12 Jan 1915 (USA)
- Movie
A married diplomat falls hopelessly under the spell of a predatory woman.
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| Theda Bara | ... |
The Vampire
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| Edward José | ... |
John Schuyler - The Husband
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Mabel Frenyear | ... |
The Wife
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| May Allison | ... |
The Wife's Sister
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| Runa Hodges | ... |
The Child
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| Clifford Bruce | ... |
The Friend
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Victor Benoit | ... |
Reginald Parmalee - One of the Vampire's Victims
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Minna Gale | ... |
The Doctor's Fiancee
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| Frank Powell | ... |
The Doctor
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| Creighton Hale | ... |
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank Powell | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Porter Emerson Browne | ... | (by) (as Porter Emerson Brown) |
| Rudyard Kipling | ... | (poem "The Vampire") (uncredited) |
| Roy L. McCardell | ... | ("Picturized By", i.e., screenplay) |
Produced by
| William Fox | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Frank Powell | ... | producer |
Costume Design by
| George James Hopkins | ... | (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| George Schneiderman | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Yannick Dap | ... | titles: french dvd 2002 |
| William Fox | ... | presenter |
| Garry White | ... | title translator: french dvd 2002 |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Box Office Attractions Company (1915) (United States) (theatrical) (as Box Office Attractions Co.)
- Fox Film Corporation (1918) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Jokanan (2002) (France) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (2014) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Critics' Choice Video (United States) (VHS)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Video (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Agovision (technical means: french dvd 2002)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | Tale of a Soulless Woman and Weak Man, Founded on Kipling's "Vampire" (Print Ad-Times-Union, ((Albany, NY)) 27 February 1915) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of only a handful of Theda Bara films that still exist, the others being The Unchastened Woman (1925), The Stain (1914), East Lynne (1916), and two short comedies she made for Hal Roach in the mid-1920s. See more » |
| Goofs | During the "sunset of happiness" shot, the ocean waves are going in reverse, showing the film has been run backwards. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008). See more » |
| Quotes |
The Vampire:
Kiss me, my Fool! See more » |