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The Serpent (1916 film)

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Genre
  
Drama

Cast
  
Theda Bara, James Marcus

Director
  
Raoul Walsh

Producer
  
William Fox

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

The Serpent (1916 film) The Serpent 1916 film Wikipedia

Language
  
Silent (English intertitles)

Writer
  
George Walsh
,
Raoul A. Walsh

Release date
  
January 23, 1916 (1916-01-23)

Based on
  
"The Wolfs Claw"  by Philip Bartholomae

Genres
  
Drama, Silent film, Black-and-white

Similar movies
  
Related Raoul Walsh movies

The Serpent was a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Theda Bara. The film based on the short story "The Wolf's Claw", by Philip Bartholomae, and its scenario was written by Raoul A. Walsh. Produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, The Serpent was shot on location at Chimney Rock, North Carolina, and at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It is now considered lost.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, after Vania Lazar is betrayed and debauched by Grand Duke Valanoff, she leaves Russia with no thought except to prey upon the sex that has made her what she is. Then comes the war, and she sees wounded Russians being taken to the hospital. In one room, she finds Prince Valanoff, the son of her betrayer, and with her wiles she wins his love and then his name. When the Grand Duke comes to visit, his son the Prince is absent. Not recognizing the new Vania, the Grand Duke responds to her lure, and the son discovers his own father as the betrayer of his happiness.

Cast

  • Theda Bara as Vania Lazar
  • James A. Marcus as Ivan Lazar
  • Lillian Hathaway as Martsa Lazar
  • Charles Craig as Grand Duke Valanoff
  • Carl Harbaugh as Prince Valanoff
  • George Walsh as Andrey Sobi
  • Nan Carter as Ema Lachno
  • Marcel Morhange as Gregoire
  • Bernard Nedell
  • References

    The Serpent (1916 film) Wikipedia
    The Serpent (1916 film) IMDb