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Lure of Ambition

Plot: Theda Bara plays the social-climbing Olga Dolan, who becomes the Duchess of Rutledge by means of deception and sheer ruthlessness. Sadly, Bara, who had more or less single-handedly begun the "vamp" craze with the prototype of the genre, A Fool There Was, went out with little more than a whisper
Release Date: Sunday, November 16 1919
105 years ago
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Portrait of Theda BaraTheda BaraTheda Bara was 34 in Lure of Ambition as 'Olga Dolan'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 28 1885 –
Thu, Apr 07 1955
Portrait of Thurlow BergenThurlow BergenThurlow Bergen was 44 in Lure of Ambition as 'Duke of Rutledge'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 14 1875 –
Sat, May 01 1954
Portrait of William B. DavidsonWilliam B. DavidsonWilliam B. Davidson was 31 in Lure of Ambition as 'Hon. Cyril Ralston'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 15 1888 –
Sun, Sep 28 1947
Portrait of Dan MasonDan MasonDan Mason was 62 in Lure of Ambition as 'Sylvester Dolan'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 09 1857 –
Sat, Jul 06 1929
Portrait of Ida WatermanIda WatermanIda Waterman was 67 in Lure of Ambition as 'Duchess'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 09 1852 –
Thu, May 22 1941
Portrait of Amelia GardnerAmelia GardnerAmelia Gardner was >> in Lure of Ambition as 'Lady Constance Bromey'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert Paton GibbsRobert Paton GibbsRobert Paton Gibbs was 59 in Lure of Ambition as 'Miguel Lopez'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1860 –
Sat, Feb 22 1941
Portrait of Dorothy DrakeDorothy DrakeDorothy Drake was >> in Lure of Ambition as 'Muriel Ralston'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peggy ParrPeggy ParrPeggy Parr was >> in Lure of Ambition as 'Minna Dolan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tammany YoungTammany YoungTammany Young was 33 in Lure of Ambition as 'Dan Hicks'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 09 1886 –
Sun, Apr 26 1936

Crew

Portrait of Edmund LawrenceEdmund LawrenceEdmund Lawrence was >> in Lure of Ambition as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Julia BurnhamJulia BurnhamJulia Burnham was >> in Lure of Ambition as 'Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday