A Fool There Was (play)
A Fool There Was may refer to: * ''A Fool There Was'' (1914 film) or ''She Wanted a Car'', a comedy directed by Frank Griffin and featuring Oliver Hardy * ''A Fool There Was'' (1915 film), a melodrama directed by Frank Powell and starring Theda Bara * ''A Fool There Was'' (1922 film), a remake of the 1915 film, directed by Emmett J. Flynn * ''A Fool There Was'' (play), a 1909 play by Porter Emerson Browne, basis for the 1915 and 1922 films {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Fool There Was (1914 Film)
''A Fool There Was'' is a 1914 American film featuring Oliver Hardy. The title was changed to ''She Wanted a Car'' after the release of the 1915 film starring Theda Bara also titled '' A Fool There Was''. Plot Cast * Jerold T. Hevener as George * Mabel Paige as Bess * Frank Griffin as The Chauffeur (as Frank C. Griffin) * Oliver Hardy as Traffic Cop (as Babe Hardy) See also * List of American films of 1914 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1914 films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1914 comedy films Films directed by Frank Griffin Lubin Manufacturing Company films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-shor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Fool There Was (1915 Film)
''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), 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". Plot 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Fool There Was (1922 Film)
''A Fool There Was'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and written by Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1909 play ''A Fool There Was'' by Porter Emerson Browne. The film stars Estelle Taylor, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich, Muriel Frances Dana, Marjorie Daw and Mahlon Hamilton. It was released on June 18, 1922, by Fox Film Corporation and is considered a lost film. Cast *Estelle Taylor as Gilda Fontaine *Lewis Stone as John Schuyler *Irene Rich as Mrs. Schuyler *Muriel Frances Dana as Muriel Schuyler * Marjorie Daw as Nell Winthrop *Mahlon Hamilton as Tom Morgan *Wallace MacDonald as Avery Parmelee *William V. Mong William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939. His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for ... as Boggs *Harry Lonsdale as Parks References External links * * {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Fool There Was (play)
A Fool There Was may refer to: * ''A Fool There Was'' (1914 film) or ''She Wanted a Car'', a comedy directed by Frank Griffin and featuring Oliver Hardy * ''A Fool There Was'' (1915 film), a melodrama directed by Frank Powell and starring Theda Bara * ''A Fool There Was'' (1922 film), a remake of the 1915 film, directed by Emmett J. Flynn * ''A Fool There Was'' (play), a 1909 play by Porter Emerson Browne, basis for the 1915 and 1922 films {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |