The Devil's Daughter (1915)
When her lover deserts her, Gioconda Dianti seeks revenge by wrecking the lives of other men. When famous sculptor Lucio Settala meets her and asks her to pose for him, she sets out to ruin him. She captivates the artist with her charms, and he soon forgets his wife Silvia, their daughter Little Beata, and even his work. After Gioconda defies Silvia to take her husband back, Lucio shoots himself in a fit of desperation. Although Silvia nurses him back to health, Lucio soon returns to the enticing Gioconda. When Silvia's subsequent quarrel with Gioconda becomes a fight, Gioconda attempts to destroy Lucio's statue, but it falls on Silvia and is saved. Silvia, however, is crippled for life. Because of this, Lucio's sanity is affected and he becomes a raving maniac. Later, cast aside by her "man of the world," Gioconda also descends into madness. A lost film.
Director: Frank Powell
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Theda Bara as La Gioconda |
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Paul Doucet as Lucio Settala |
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Victor Benoit as Cosimo Daldo |
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Robert Wayne as Lorenzo Gaddi |
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Jane Lee as Little Beata |
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Doris Heywood as Silvia Settala |
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Jane Miller as Francesca Doni |
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Elaine Evans as La Sirenetta |
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Edouard Durand as Roffiano |
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Elaine Ivans as La Sirenetta |
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Clifford Bruce as |
| Directing | Frank Powell | Director |
| Writing | Gabriele D'Annunzio | Novel |
| Writing | Garfield Thompson | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Joseph H. Trant | Theatre Play |
