A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was

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- 57/100 based on 1,001 votes
  • Released: 1915
  • Runtime: 67 mins
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  • Studio: Fox Film Corporation
  • Genres: Drama

John Schuyler, happily married Wall Street lawyer, is appointed as special diplomatic representative to England. By an unhappy accident, his wife and child can't come along; but on the ship with him is "The Vampire," a "notorious woman" who lives off a succession of men she has seduced and ruined. Slighted by Mrs. Schuyler, she has set her sights on the husband. Two months later, we find the Fool languishing with the mistress who has him enmeshed in her toils. Will he follow ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in A Fool There Was:

Theda Bara
Edward José
Mabel Frenyear
May Allison
Runa Hodges
Clifford Bruce

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John Schuyler, happily married Wall Street lawyer, is appointed as special diplomatic representative to England. By an unhappy accident, his wife and child can't come along; but on the ship with him is "The Vampire," a "notorious woman" who lives off a succession of men she has seduced and ruined. Slighted by Mrs. Schuyler, she has set her sights on the husband. Two months later, we find the Fool languishing with the mistress who has him enmeshed in her toils. Will he follow the others to the depths of degradation?

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzThe old fashioned drama is creaky and if judged just in modern terms, it doesn't pass the giggle test.
Mixed Reviews - 6/10 by Martin ScribbsA horror classic growing creepier with age.
User Review - 10/10 by Valentin GGreat 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!
User Review - 10/10 by Amy BTheda Bara wasn't a vamp in real life, but she sure could play one. I was rooting for her during the whole movie!
User Review - 8/10 by David LFeaturing unforgettable Theda Bara in such a deliciously devilish role, A Fool There Was is a lot of fun as this weird and over-the-top movie. It can definitely be too theatrical and the pacing is awfully fast, but it is well acted and directed with such an entertaining story, memorable dialogue and many very interesting and fun scenes.
User Review - 8/10 by Greg WI've heard a lot about this film and it really lives up to the hype. The piano score is beautiful and fits the film nicely, and all the actors do a great job. There isn't a lot of action but the story is enough to keep you interested, especially when you consider this was done in 1915.
User Review - 8/10 by Steven BGroundbreaking! Not only does it fearlessly adapt Kipling's poem into a tale so deliciously downbeat even the Russians would've been proud, but it introduces the world to that icon of "vamp", Theda Bara. It's always interesting to visit those early silents, oft-heralded for "star" performances. Even today, Ms. Bara's strange, robust beauty, suffused with confidence and sexuality, is mesmerizing. (Watch how she effortlessly disarms a gun-toting lover with a few lazy whacks from a flower.) Equally impressive--especially for 1915 (the same year Griffith exploded all cinematic paradigms with "Birth of a Nation")--was the cinematography. Like contemporaneous films, there isn't a lot of movement (save for some incredible tracking shots through city roadways); but take particular notice of the LIGHTING! Forsaking the standard rooftop-studio wash, Powell uses natural daylight to punctuate the gloom, creating expressive diagonals of shadow that help foreground important characters and add a palpable sense of realism. Edward Jose, the "Fool", ably transforms from family man to ferret in just under an hour's worth of screen time.
User Review - 6/10 by Private UThe narrative structure was poorly wrought, even for its time. The development is confusing and poorly done, and all the wrong things seem to be emphasized, things of no consequence to the plot or the general feel of the movie. It seems as though the whole affair was something like our pop movies, or Johnny Depp movies these days: based solely on the vibrancy of the star's persona. Firmly rooted in its, time, It's a movie for Theda and her fans.
User Review - 6/10 by Richard GA scandalous film for 1915, a moral tale of a good man ruined by an immoral vamp. Not a great film by any means, but worth a view for its not-very-subtle views of sexual mores from almost a century ago.

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