The Vampire (1913)
The story hinges on the redemption of a country boy, an artist, who has fallen among evil companions, and is an outcast.
- Date of release
- 1913-10-15
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert G. Vignola
Casting
- Harry F. Millarde — Harold Brentwell
- Marguerite Courtot — Helen
- Alice Hollister — Sybil
- Henry Hallam — Martin
- Bert French — Speciality Dancer - The Vampire Dance
- Alice Eis — Specality Dancer - The Vampire Dance
- Robert G. Vignola
Interesting facts
The Vampire is an American silent film drama, directed by Robert G. Vignola, based on the 1897 eponymous poem by Rudyard Kipling. It stars Alice Hollister and Harry F. Millarde. It is generally considered the first recognized film depicting the vamp character, also known as femme fatale.
Production
The Vampire was shot in Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
The highlight of the production is the presence of dancers Alice Eis and Bert French performing their "Vampire Dance", inspired by Philip Burne-Jones painting The Vampire (1897). A still of the performance recreates the exact features of the painting. "The Vampire Dance" was famous and controversial at the time in the American vaudeville circuit for its provocative poses, before it was documented as part of the film.
On February 20, 1913 the dancers scandalised authorities with their number "Le rouge et noir" and were arrested on obscenity charges the next day, later freed on $500 bail each. Eis and French were paid $2,000 by the Kalem executives to immortalise the "Vampire Dance".
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