A Fool There Was

Director: Frank Powell, Clarence G. Badger Frank Powell

Overview

Frank Powell directs Theda Bara in the 1915 silent film A Fool There Was, which comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include the tex of Rudyard Kuipling's The Vampire.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2002
UPC:	0738329024123
Original Release:	1915
Source:	Kino Lorber
Sound:	[silent]
Language:	English
Time:	1:07:00

Special Features

Complete text of Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Vampire"; Scrapbook of photographs and text

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Theda Bara	The Vampire
Edward Jose	John Schuyler
Mabel Frenyear	Mrs. Kate Schuyler
Runa Hodges	The Child
May Allison	Her Sister
Clifford Bruce	Tom
Victor Benoit	Parmalee
Frank Powell	The Doctor
Minna Gale	His Fiancee
Mabel Frenyer	The Fool's Wife
Baby Runa Hodges	The Child
Gloria Swanson	The Sultan's Wife
Bobby Vernon	The Sultan's Wife

Technical Credits

Frank Powell

Roy McCardell

Frank Powell	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
William Fox	Producer
Roy McCardell	Screenwriter
Clarence Badger	Director

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Selection
1. Titles [10:33]
2. A New Day [5:39]
3. Goodbye Lover [5:47]
4. A New Fool [6:20]
5. Bitten [5:34]
6. Scorned [7:20]
7. The Fool's Return [3:59]
8. Vampire's Venom [4:57]
9. Rock Bottom [10:07]
10. A Last Appeal [6:16]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Start Feature
   Supplements
      Complete Text of Rudyard Kipling's "The Vampire"
      Excerpt From Terry Ramsaye's A Million and One Nights
      1915 Review
      Photo Gallery