Variety march 12, 1915 said, miss bara as the vampire scores easily. A fool there was is a 1922 american drama film directed by emmett j. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores. A 1922 silent short film starring and written by will rogers, in which he shows off many of the rope tricks that made him a vaudeville star with the ziegfeld follies from 1916 to 1925. A pity for this is only one of a few films left of the icon theda bara. In american silent film oxford university press, 1978 william k. Well mostly post funny and interesting intertitles here, as well as the occasional silent film related text and photo post. Silent film english intertitles a fool there was is a 1914 american film featuring oliver hardy.
On afis list of the 100 greatest american films, 1915 is the year of the earliest selection the birth of a nation. A fool there was is one of the few theda bara films still in existence, and while its not considered to have been her best it is the film that made her an overnight sensation in 1915. The original vamp, theda bara stars as an exotic temptress who lures a once faithful man away from his wife. A fool there was theda bara silent by fox film corp. The film stars estelle taylor, lewis stone, irene rich, muriel frances dana, marjorie daw and mahlon hamilton.
A fool there was dvd silent movie dramaclassics, dramaclassics silent films 738329024123. This is a pity as it would be fascinating to see the evolution of her screen persona. A look back on the silent film era and nnys a fool and his. The lougheed house showcases the first world warera silent film accompanied by live music.
Yes, it was made in 1915 so certain allowances have to be made regarding the filming and acting, but at this time in the story of cinema techniques were getting more sophisticated, and in bara a sexy and appealing star was born. I spent about five minutes trying to watch this film and finally gave up. She is, after all, freed of her husband without ever seeking a divorce. Theda baras a fool there was and the earle williamsanita stewart vehicle the juggernaut are still widely enjoyable to audiences today. While earlier films had addressed the subject, a fool there was brought the concept of the female vampire into the popular cinematic limelight with both dread and lust. The film suggests so, though her commitment to victimhood saves her in the end. With runa hodges, mabel frenyear, edward jose, may allison.
Well mostly post funny and interesting intertitles here, as well as the occasional silent filmrelated text and photo post. The ropin fool complete 1922 silent film with will rogers. A fool there was is an american silent film drama produced by william fox, and starring theda bara. A fool there was 1915 is an american silent film drama, produced by william fox, and starring theda bara. Bara plays the vampire, a cunning woman who uses her irresistible charms to seduce and abandon a series of influential men. The film was long considered controversial for such risque intertitle cards as kiss me, my fool. The film was released on june 18, 1922, by fox film corporation. Similar in plot to the blue angel, this silent film tells the tale of a respectable businessman who leaves his wife and daughter for the clutches of a cold, heartbreaking female.
A fool there was is an american silent film drama produced by william fox, directed by frank powell, and starring theda bara. Chaplin defined his tramp character, douglas fairbanks got his start. A fool there was dvd, 2002, kino theda bara frank powell 1915 silent like new. First of all, the dvd gets a one star rating just for the nice design of the dvd case. It is based on the 1909 play a fool there was by porter emerson browne. Thats a dream scenario for the perfect woman of 1915. A fool there was 1915 theda bara as the vampire edward. With estelle taylor, lewis stone, irene rich, muriel frances dana. A fool there was is an american silent drama film produced by william fox, directed by frank powell, and starring theda bara. Silent sherlock holmes silent sherlock holmes silent film. A fool there was was her first vamp role and the movie that put her on the map but it is also the only one of her true vamp pictures that seems to survive intact.
Scenes for the film, directed by robert ellis, were shot around dark island, hart island and wellesley island. A fool there was is an american silent film drama, produced by william fox, and starring theda bara. Silent volume saturday, february 6, 2010 a fool there was 1915 theres a moment late in a fool there was when john schuyler, former lawyer and u. Fox film vamped up the identity of a simple tailors daughter to create the seductress in 1915s a fool there was and made quite a lasting impression. In the scene, a fullydressed person was helped to undress by a maid for a bath. A fool there was is a 1915 silent drama film starring theda bara. However, it somehow is surprisingly entertaining despite the many flaws. Theda bara stars in the role that made her a star, as the vampire, a seductive other woman who does not care about the consequences of her actions, using her sexuality to achieve wealth and status. M arried minor diplomat, the pastyfaced john schuyler edward jose, is the titular fool of a fool there was 1915, falls in love with a vamp theda bera who couldnt care any less about him. So save your hardearned bucks and spend it on a fool there was produced by kino or some other company. A fool there was 1915 film pop culture wiki fandom. A fool there was 1922 similar in plot to the blue angel, this silent film tells the tale of a respectable businessman who leaves his wife and daughter for the clutches of a cold, heartbreaking female. For three days this fall, bloomington, indiana will be transported to pordenone, italy as the iu cinema, the iu libraries moving image archive, and the music scoring for visual media program in the jacobs school of music host a variety of highlights from pordenones worldrenowned silentfilm festival le giornate del cinema muto. A fool and his money was produced by the selznick picture corporation, which went out of business in 1923.
It is dark, blurry, murky, and darn near unwatchable. Shadow of the vampire inspired by rudyard kiplings poem the vampire, the 1915 silent film a fool there was depicts a successful lawyer whose life is ruined by a charming seductress. Mar 12, 2017 a 1937 fire at foxs nitrate film storage vaults in new jersey destroyed most of that studios silent films. Categories books, magazines etc, film, theatre, tv and videos tags a fool there was, a page of madness, and the man who made it, and the scandal that changed hollywood, anna may wong, anne helen petersen, chinese cinema, clara bow, classic hollywood, elinor glyn, european cinema, german expressionism, greg merritt, gw pabst, jack stevenson. Jose is john schuyler, a wealthy businessman who has an ideal family with his loving wife and supercute little daughter. Yet, when one looks at a fool there was and its subject matter objectively, this analysis of the film and its assumed power to manipulate perpetuates both the myth of the female vampire and the myth of ruthlessly manipulative hollywood filmmakers. Only a handful of baras films survive today, but this is the drama for which she is best remembered. The movie vamp took pop culture by storm, thanks to some clever marketing from fox studios and some consciously overthetop acting from. Its fun to watch the movie now to determine what all the fuss was about. Powell had recently completed the stain, written by forrest halsey, for pathe. A look back on the silent film era and nnys a fool and. Everson notes, bara was a dynamic personality and even in a fool there was, one of her earliest and presumably more primitive films, one.
Jan 21, 2017 a 1922 silent short film starring and written by will rogers, in which he shows off many of the rope tricks that made him a vaudeville star with the ziegfeld follies from 1916 to 1925. A fool there was powell, 1915 posted by scott lord silent film at 8. Jan 29, 2019 by silent film quarterly contributor olivia gilmer i had my first experience with silent film at the age of 14but what captivated a 14yearold girl in ireland, where there is no such thing as a silent film weekend or a silent film community, into an impassioned spiral that eventually led her to watch every silent film she could possibly get her hands on, from obscurities such. The direction of a fool there was fell to frank powell, a graduate of biograph.
Bara made more than forty films between 1914 and 1926, but complete prints of only six still exist. Pioneering filmmaker georges melies directed this short, bw silent film, which contained one of the earliest nude scenes in film history. The silent film quarterly the only magazine dedicated to. The film is one of the few movies with theda bara that still exist today. In a fool there was, 1915, a classic silent film directed by frank powell, theda bara plays a vamp who uses her charms to seduce and corrupt a moral wall. More classic silent films added daily to the channel. The stain 1914, a fool there was 1915, east lynne 1916, the unchastened woman 1925, and two short comedies for hal roach. One of the very few bara films that exist today, a fool there was catapulted the actress to stardom in 1915 and introduced the term vamp both as a noun and as a verb to the american pop culture vocabulary. A siren of early film, the vampire, a femme fatale. A fool there was no complaints please and thank you. A fool there was 1915 is an american silent film drama film, produced by william fox producer, and starring theda bara. Because theda baras filmography is almost all lost with the exception of 4 films, and a few short films, so a fool there was is a last glimpse at what theda bara was like. May 31, 2017 in a fool there was, 1915, a classic silent film directed by frank powell, theda bara plays a vamp who uses her charms to seduce and corrupt a moral wall. Theda bara the vampire, edward jose john schuyler, the husband, mabel frenyear kate schuyler, the wife, runa hodges the child, may allison the wifes sister, clifford bruce tom, the family friend, victor benoit reginal parmalee, the vampires victim, frank powell the doctor, minna.
The film shocked audiences and brought something unexpected to the silent screen. A 1937 fire at foxs nitrate film storage vaults in new jersey destroyed most of that studios silent films. The title was changed to she wanted a car after the release of the 1915 film starring theda bara also titled a. A fool there was 1915 theda bara, the first vamp classic. Unfortunately, theda bara and her most famous film, a fool there was, have.
Annabelle whitford moores dance routines mid1890s many of the earliest nickelodeon films featured the dancing of. In the film that established her career as a vampish sex symbol her film debut, theda bara is a dark and mysterious figure unlike any other character the popular screen had yet seen in 1915. It is the origin of the term vamp short for vampire, referring to a femme fatale who causes the moral loss of. We, like the audiences of 1915, must be emotionally vested in these myths to derive furtive. A married diplomat falls hopelessly under the spell of a predatory woman. A fool there was is a 1914 american film featuring oliver hardy. A fool there was is one of the few extant films featuring theda bara. Theda bara is probably the most famous american silent film star whose reputation is based on films that are irretrievably lost. The film is based on the 19 novel by george barr mccutcheon. Scene from the 1915 film a fool there was with edward jose. April 1 2017 1 august 1 2016 1 october 1 2015 5 june. A fool there was is a 1915 silent film directed by frank powell, starring theda bara and edward jose.
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