{"product_id":"frank-powell-fool-there-was-0089218648495","title":"Fool There Was","description":"Inspired by Kipling's poem, \"The Vampire,\" \u003ci\u003eA Fool There Was\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted Theda Bara into super-stardom. America was captivated by \"The Vamp,\" a beautiful seductress who would use sex to ruin powerful men. With the studio publicists circulating exotic stories, such as her name being an anagram for \"Arab Death,\" she would make scores of films for Fox over the next several years, most notably \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, both in 1918.\u003cp\u003eWealthy lawyer John Schuyler is appointed by the president as a special envoy to Great Britain. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind, he sets sail for England. On board he is waylaid by the beautiful and sensuous \"Vampire,\" who quickly seduces the diplomat. Schuyler becomes helplessly addicted to her sexual charms, while she begins methodically draining his wealth. The once brilliant and accomplished lawyer is soon spiraling out-of-control, downward past the depths of depravity and hurtling toward self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus: \u003c\/b\u003eThis release also includes \u003ci\u003eThe Sultan's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e (1917) with Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon, and directed by Clarence G. Badger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gotham (DBA Alpha)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53921584185686,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/frank-powell-fool-there-was-0089218648495","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}