tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post8521363886894842438..comments2023-09-27T15:30:59.041+01:00Comments on Pretty Pink Patty's Pictures: The Vampire (1913) & A Fool There Was (1915)Prettypinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951465374296834141noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-69779442272315845922009-03-18T17:36:00.000+00:002009-03-18T17:36:00.000+00:00Rather doggy female - what a polite way ofdescribi...Rather doggy female - what a polite way of<BR/>describing someone who looked as if she could have been the 'hero's' mother after a hard life!<BR/>Rather spoilt the effect of innocence falling for the<BR/>wiles of a beautiful woman.<BR/>A Fool There Was which is a not unrealistic way of<BR/>describing anyone who sat through this film even<BR/>without the hammy duo reciting Kipling and the<BR/>excruciatingly amateur tap dance that lasted what<BR/>seemed like an hour. While Theda Bara could,<BR/>allowing for changing tastes be seen as a beauty who captivated men, there was nothing to suggest<BR/>why she drove any of them to drink and/or disgrace and suicide. We really must stop going to old films just because they are old and rare; on<BR/>this showing, the rarity is a reflection of their<BR/>quality - any better and they would be better known.<BR/>mgp1449Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com