A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

5.0IMDb Score
Released:1915-01-12
Genre:Drama
Duration:67 min
Director:Frank Powell
Actors:Theda Bara, Edward José, Mabel Frenyear, May Allison, Runa Hodges
Production:Fox Film Corporation

Overview:

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.

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