The Forbidden Path

The Forbidden Path

A beautiful model who became a vampire

1918 · 60 min · Crime, Drama, Romance

Mary Lynde (Theda Bara) is an innocent girl who has grown up in New York's Greenwich Village. One of the artists there, Felix Benavente (Sidney Mason), uses her as model when he paints a portrait of the Madonna for a church. His friend Robert Sinclair (Hugh Thompson) corrupts Mary so that her father (Walter Law) casts her from his home. She goes to live with Sinclair in his mountain lodge, but after the birth of a child, he callously casts her aside. Subsequently, her baby dies and she sinks to the depths of despair.

Directed by J. Gordon Edwards · Written by E. Lloyd Sheldon

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Cast

Theda Bara Mary Lynde
Hugh Thompson Robert Sinclair
Sidney Mason Felix Benavente
Walter Law Mr. Lynde
Florence Martin Barbara Reynolds
Wynne Hope Allen Mrs. Lynde
Alphonse Ethier William Sinclair
Lisle Leigh Mrs. Byrne
Reba Porter Tessie Byrne

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