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Al Dubin wrote the lyrics for the song "A Fool There Was", and Gustav A. Benkhart composed it. The song was published in 1913 by Shisler, Gaskill & Benkhart, Inc. in Philadelphia.
John Schuyler (Edward José), a rich Wall Street lawyer and diplomat, is a husband and a devoted family man. He is sent to England on a diplomatic mission without his wife and daughter. On the ship he meets the "Vampire woman" (Theda Bara) – a psychic vampire described as "a woman of the vampire species" – who uses her charms to seduce men, only to leave after ruining their lives. Schuyler is yet another one of her victims who falls completely under her control. In the process of succumbing to her will, he abandons his family, loses his job and social standing, and becomes a raving drunkard. All attempts by his family to get him to return fail, and the hapless "fool" plunges ever deeper into physical and mental degradation.
Here is MUCH more information on the film and it can also be watched on You Tube. I was a bit disappointed NOT to see the words as most silent films DID have words.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fool_There_Was_(1915_film)#Plot
Al Dubin wrote the lyrics for the song "A Fool There Was", and Gustav A. Benkhart composed it. The song was published in 1913 by Shisler, Gaskill & Benkhart, Inc. in Philadelphia.
John Schuyler (Edward José), a rich Wall Street lawyer and diplomat, is a husband and a devoted family man. He is sent to England on a diplomatic mission without his wife and daughter. On the ship he meets the "Vampire woman" (Theda Bara) – a psychic vampire described as "a woman of the vampire species" – who uses her charms to seduce men, only to leave after ruining their lives. Schuyler is yet another one of her victims who falls completely under her control. In the process of succumbing to her will, he abandons his family, loses his job and social standing, and becomes a raving drunkard. All attempts by his family to get him to return fail, and the hapless "fool" plunges ever deeper into physical and mental degradation.
Here is MUCH more information on the film and it can also be watched on You Tube. I was a bit disappointed NOT to see the words as most silent films DID have words.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fool_There_Was_(1915_film)#Plot
