The Vampire Dancer

The story

The man-hungry “vampire,” later to be popularized by America’s Theda Bara, made her screen debut in this Danish melodrama directed by August Blom. Clara Wieth starred in the title role of the Vampire Dancer, which is just what she was: a dancer performing her seductions on-stage. Off-stage, the young girl is kindhearted and a bit naïve. The lustful dance, during which Robert Dinesen succumbs to the dancer’s fatal charms, remained the centerpiece of the film, which was a popular success and made Wieth an international star.

Cast

C Clara PontoppidanSilvia Lafont, the Vampire Dancer H Henry SeemannCount von Waldberg R Robert DinesenOscar Borch F Frederik JacobsenServant I Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen S Svend Bille A Axel Boesen F Frederik Christensen J Julie Henriksen J Johanne Krum-Hunderup O Otto Lagoni H H.C. Nielsen

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C Carl Schenstrøm A Agnes Nørlund Seemann B Birger von Cotta-Schønberg M Maggi Zinn