Obviously it's an early silent and possesses a continuity that adheres to that so it does retain a certain disorientation. But if watch it through you get a strange and interesting story. Theda Bera alone, though, has a really undeniable presence and pull. Plus you got a groundbr...( read more)
Clifford Bruce,
Edward Jose,
Mabel Frenyear,
May Allison,
Runa Hodges
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Theda Bara, one of only a few sex symbols in the early 1900s, stars in this 1915 silent film classic featuring the original organ score. Bara plays a vamp who uses her charms to seduce and corrupt a m...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 2, 2002
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Great mimic, great costumes. The end really reminds me of the early german movies, when the male lead gets mad in the end by drug abuse. But here is Theda the drug!
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