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Lure of Ambition is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Lawrence, and starring Theda Bara. [1] The film is now considered lost , though an 82-second outtake is known to survive.
Lure of Ambition: Directed by Edmund Lawrence. With Theda Bara, Thurlow Bergen, William B. Davidson, Dan Mason. Poor Olga Dolan works as a public stenographer at a fashionable New York hotel.
- Edmund Lawrence
- 1919-11-16
- Romance
- 50
Synopsis. 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, 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.
- Edmund Lawrence
- Theda Bara
Theda Bara plays the social-climbing Olga Dolan, who becomes the Duchess of Rutledge by means of deception and sheer ruthlessness. Sadly, Bara, who had more or less single-handedly begun the "vamp" craze with the prototype of the genre, A Fool There Was, went out with little more than a whisper. She left films after the ironically titled The Lure of Ambition, and was lured back only twice, in ...
- Edmund Lawrence
- Fox Film Corporation
Released November 16th, 1919, 'Lure of Ambition' stars Theda Bara, Thurlow Bergen, William B. Davidson, Dan Mason The movie has a runtime of about , and received a user score of (out of 100) on ...
Lure of Ambition (1919) United States of America B&W : Five reels Directed by Edmund Lawrence. Cast: Theda Bara [Olga Dolan], Thurlow Bergen [Duke of Rutledge], William B. Davidson [Honorable Cyril Ralston], Dan Mason [Sylvester Dolan], Ida Waterman [duchess], Amelia Gardner [Lady Constance], Robert Paton Gibbs [Miguel Lopez], Dorothy Drake [Murial Ralston], Peggy Parr [Minnie Dolan], Tammany ...
Lure of Ambition. 1919. 50m. Romance. Advertisement. Cast. Theda Bara (Olga Dolan) Thurlow Bergen (Duke of Rutledge) William B. Davidson (Hon. Cyril Ralston) Dan Mason (Sylvester Dolan) Ida ...
