Lure of Ambition (1919)
There are women who would barter their souls for luxuries and a fine time. Is There One in Your Life?
1919-11-16
United States of America
50 Min.
PG-13
Overview
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: The Unchastened Woman (1925), a poverty row concoction which had few takers, and Madame Mystery (1926)
Cast
Olga Dolan
Duke of Rutledge
Hon. Cyril Ralston
Sylvester Dolan
Duchess
Lady Constance Bromey
Miguel Lopez
Muriel Ralston
Minna Dolan
Dan Hicks
