A Fool There Was is an American silent drama film produced by William Fox, directed by Frank Powell, and starring Theda Bara. Released in 1915, the film was long considered controversial for such risqué intertitle cards as "Kiss me, my fool!" A Fool There Was is one of the few extant films featuring Theda Bara. It popularised the word vamp (short for vampire),[2] which describes a femme fatale who causes the moral degradation of those she seduces, first fascinating and then exhausting her victims. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Cast Edward José as The Husband Theda Bara as The Vampire May Allison as The Wife's Sister Clifford Bruce as The Friend Victor Benoit as One of Her Victims Frank Powell as The Doctor Minna Gale as The Doctor's Fiancee Runa Hodges as The Child Mabel Frenyear as The Wife
A Fool There Was is an American silent drama film produced by William Fox, directed by Frank Powell, and starring Theda Bara. Released in 1915, the film was long considered controversial for such risqué intertitle cards as "Kiss me, my fool!" A Fool There Was is one of the few extant films featuring Theda Bara. It popularised the word vamp (short for vampire),[2] which describes a femme fatale who causes the moral degradation of those she seduces, first fascinating and then exhausting her victims. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Cast Edward José as The Husband Theda Bara as The Vampire May Allison as The Wife's Sister Clifford Bruce as The Friend Victor Benoit as One of Her Victims Frank Powell as The Doctor Minna Gale as The Doctor's Fiancee Runa Hodges as The Child Mabel Frenyear as The Wife