The Tiger Woman

Overview

Theda Bara's vamping is at its most evil here. She plays the Russian Princess Petrovitch, who loves only her pearls. Her husband, the Prince (E.F. Roseman), sells state secrets to a spy to pay her exorbitant bills, and her response is to report him to the secret police. Then she runs off to Monte Carlo with her lover, Count Zerstoff (Emil deVarney), but she poisons him after he racks up a load of gambling losses.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 18, 1917

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Mary Martin,George Clarke,Herbert Heyes,Kate Blancke,Hans Unterkircher,Louis Dean,Edward Roseman,Emil De Varney,Edward Holt,Florence Martinand 5 more

Director

George Bellamy,J. Gordon Edwards

Writer

James W. Adams,Adrian Johnson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0008677