Kreutzer Sonata

Kreutzer Sonata

1915 · 50 min · ★ 2.7 · Drama, Romance

Based -- loosely -- on Leo Tolstoy, this film starred feted stage star Nance O'Neil but is rather better remembered as Theda Bara's follow-up to the sensational A Fool There Was (1914).

Directed by Herbert Brenon · Written by Herbert Brenon

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Nance O'Neil Miriam Friedlander
Theda Bara Celia Friedlander
Henry Bergman Raphael Friedlander
William E. Shay Gregor Randor
Maude Turner Gordon Rebecca Friedlander (as Maud Turner Gordon)
Mrs. Allen Walker Natasha
John Daly Murphy Sam Friedlander
Mimi Yvonne David Randor
Sidney Cushing G. Belushoff
Anne Sutherland Olga Belushoff
Rhea Van Ole Maid

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