The Lost Film Legacy of THEDA BARA  presents

The Eternal Sapho

"A romantic but true to life story. One of Miss Bara's greatest successes and one which critics say give her right to the title of the world's greatest screen actress." -- Fox publicity for the film.

From Silentera.com: Released May 8, 1916. B/W. Five reels. Director: Bertram Bracken. Cast: Theda Bara (Laura Gubbins), James Cooley (Billy Malvern), Walter Lewis (Mr. Malvern), Harriet Delaro (Mrs. Malvern), Einar Linden (John Drummond), Mary Martin (Mrs. Drummond), Kittens Reichert (Peggy Drummond), George MacQuarrie (Jack McCullough), Warner Oland (H. Coudal), Frank Norcross (Gubbins), Caroline Harris (Mother Gubbins). Scenario by Mary Murillo. Cinematography by Rial Schellinger. Drama. Working title: A Modern Sapho. From Allmovie.com: "Like virtually all of Theda Bara's starring vehicles, The Eternal Sappho is a lost film. Contemporary historians, however, have been able to piece together its plot from publicity releases and the studio's cutting continuity. In this one, Bara plays a contemporary woman who images that she's under the spell of libertine Greek poet Sappho. Her quest for eroticism rather than true love proves disastrous. The film's script was taken (as far as possible, it seems) from the best-selling novel by Alphonse Daudet." -- Hal Erickson

Rare lobby cards and ads from The Eternal Sapho.

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