Theda Bara Movies

  • 2007
    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    4.92007HD

    Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
  • 1917
    Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    4.21917HD

    The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony. Only a...

    Cleopatra
  • 1915
    A Fool There Was

    A Fool There Was

    A Fool There Was

    5.211915HD

    John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an unfortunate accident, his wife and child can not come...

    A Fool There Was
  • 1918
    When a Woman Sins

    When a Woman Sins

    When a Woman Sins

    11918HD

    Lilian is engaged to an older man in poor health when she meets his son Michael, whom she falls for. Due to a misunderstanding between the two,...

    When a Woman Sins
  • 1926
    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    5.21926HD

    A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery in progress, and thinks it is a movie scene.

    45 Minutes from Hollywood
  • 1915
    Kreutzer Sonata

    Kreutzer Sonata

    Kreutzer Sonata

    3.51915HD

    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...

    Kreutzer Sonata
  • 1917
    The Darling of Paris

    The Darling of Paris

    The Darling of Paris

    01917HD

    This film is a very loose film adaptation of the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo and presumed lost: The wealthy girl Esmeralda...

    The Darling of Paris
  • 1915
    The Clemenceau Case

    The Clemenceau Case

    The Clemenceau Case

    11915HD

    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...

    The Clemenceau Case
  • 1916
    Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

    01916HD

    The Legion's mascot, Cigarette falls for an Englishman, Bertie Cecil (Herbert Heyes), and when he is sentenced to a firing squad, she heroically...

    Under Two Flags
  • 1916
    Her Double Life

    Her Double Life

    Her Double Life

    01916HD

    Mary Doone (Theda Bara) is a poor British girl who runs away from her adopted family because the father made a pass at her. She lives at a parish...

    Her Double Life
  • 1915
    Destruction

    Destruction

    Destruction

    11915HD

    Fernande marries a man and schemes to get his wealth when his expected death occurs. But he dies before he can change his will. She next tries to...

    Destruction
  • 1917
    The Rose Of Blood

    The Rose Of Blood

    The Rose Of Blood

    01917HD

    Lisza Tapenko (Bara) is governess in the household of Prince Arbasoff (Charles Clary). After the death of his wife, Lisza and he become involved, but...

    The Rose Of Blood
  • 1918
    The Soul of Buddha

    The Soul of Buddha

    The Soul of Buddha

    01918HD

    Theda Bara plays a Javanese priestess who elopes with an English military officer (Hugh Thompson). Bara's Bavahari becomes a celebrated dancer but...

    The Soul of Buddha
  • 1917
    Heart and Soul

    Heart and Soul

    Heart and Soul

    01917HD

    Desperate to change her vixenish image, Theda Bara was called upon to play a sweet young thing (she was nearly 30) who sacrifices herself for the...

    Heart and Soul
  • 1926
    Madame Mystery

    Madame Mystery

    Madame Mystery

    5.61926HD

    A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They...

    Madame Mystery
  • 1916
    East Lynne

    East Lynne

    East Lynne

    4.61916HD

    An adaptation of the 1861 novel by English author Ellen Wood: The story of long-suffering Lady Isabel Carlisle cast in a modern setting.

    East Lynne
  • 1925
    The Unchastened Woman

    The Unchastened Woman

    The Unchastened Woman

    5.31925HD

    When she goes to tell her husband Hubert that she is expecting a child, Caroline Knollys finds him in the arms of another woman. Caroline leaves him...

    The Unchastened Woman
  • 1919
    The Light

    The Light

    The Light

    01919HD

    Theda Bara does her usual vamp turn in this picture, but this time she's a vamp who turns out to have a heart of gold. Her character, Blanchette...

    The Light
  • 1918
    The Forbidden Path

    The Forbidden Path

    The Forbidden Path

    01918HD

    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...

    The Forbidden Path
  • 1919
    When Men Desire

    When Men Desire

    When Men Desire

    01919HD

    A woman detained in Germany attempts to escape so she can reunite with her American lover.

    When Men Desire