The Clemenceau Case

The Clemenceau Case

DUMAS' DEATHLESS DRAMA OF PASSION & INTRIGUE!

1915 · 60 min · ★ 1.0 · Crime, Drama, Romance

This was Theda Bara's third starring film, and the first which she carried all on her own, with no other name actors in the cast. Based on the Alexander Dumas story, The Clemenceau Case involves Iza, a vampire-wife (Bara), whose wicked ways scandalize her husband, Pierre (William E. Shay).

Directed by Herbert Brenon

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Theda Bara Iza
William E. Shay Pierre Clemenceau
Mrs. Allen Walker Marie Clemenceau
Stuart Holmes Constantin Ritz
Jane Lee Janet
Saba Raleigh Countess Dobronowska (as Mrs. Cecil Raleigh)
Frank Goldsmith Duke Sergius
Sidney Shields Madame Ritz

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