infidelity,suicide,husband wife relationship,seduction,man woman relationship,femme fatale,madness,silent film,seductress,gold digger,manipulative lover,financial ruin,vamp

A Fool There Was (1915)

Poster for A Fool There Was

Kiss me, my Fool!

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 & Crew

Director
Frank Powell
  • Profile picture of Theda Bara
    The Vampire Theda Bara
  • Profile picture of Edward José
    John Schuyler Edward José
  • Profile picture of May Allison
    The Wife's Sister May Allison
  • Profile picture of Clifford Bruce
    The Friend Clifford Bruce
  • Profile picture of Frank Powell
    The Doctor Frank Powell
  • Profile picture of Creighton Hale
    Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited) Creighton Hale

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • suicide
  • husband wife relationship
  • seduction
  • man woman relationship
  • femme fatale
  • madness
  • silent film
  • seductress
  • gold digger
  • manipulative lover
  • financial ruin
  • vamp