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Lure of Ambition

  • 1919
  • Passed
  • 50m
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Theda Bara in Lure of Ambition (1919)
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Poor Olga Dolan works as a public stenographer at a fashionable New York hotel. After she charms the Honorable Cyril Ralston and introduces him to her uncouth father and squalid home, Ralsto... Read allPoor Olga Dolan works as a public stenographer at a fashionable New York hotel. After she charms the Honorable Cyril Ralston and introduces him to her uncouth father and squalid home, Ralston persuades her to accept a suite of rooms in a hotel, promising he will marry her "some t... Read allPoor Olga Dolan works as a public stenographer at a fashionable New York hotel. After she charms the Honorable Cyril Ralston and introduces him to her uncouth father and squalid home, Ralston persuades her to accept a suite of rooms in a hotel, promising he will marry her "some time." When Ralston returns to England, Olga vows revenge. She goes there working as the se... Read all

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    • Edmund Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Julia Burnham
    • Edmund Lawrence
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    • Theda Bara
    • Thurlow Bergen
    • William B. Davidson
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    • Director
      • Edmund Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Julia Burnham
      • Edmund Lawrence
    • Stars
      • Theda Bara
      • Thurlow Bergen
      • William B. Davidson
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    Theda Bara
    Theda Bara
    • Olga Dolan
    Thurlow Bergen
    Thurlow Bergen
    • Duke of Rutledge
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Hon. Cyril Ralston
    Dan Mason
    Dan Mason
    • Sylvester Dolan
    Ida Waterman
    • Duchess
    Amelia Gardner
    • Lady Constance Bromey
    Robert Paton Gibbs
    Robert Paton Gibbs
    • Miguel Lopez
    Dorothy Drake
    • Muriel Ralston
    Peggy Parr
    • Minna Dolan
    Tammany Young
    Tammany Young
    • Dan Hicks
    • Director
      • Edmund Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Julia Burnham
      • Edmund Lawrence
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    • Trivia
      This film is presumed lost.
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      Referenced in The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 1919 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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