The Vampire (1913b)

USA, 1913
38m
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent

An American short horror film directed by Robert G. Vignola.

Plot Summary

Harold meets Sybil whose malignant influence over him threatens to ruin his life.

Credits

Crew
Director: Robert G. Vignola
Kalem Company
Scenario: Thomas H. Hunter [real name: T. Hayes Hunter], Robert G. Vignola
Photography: George K. Hollister

Cast
Harry Millarde [real name: Harry F. Millarde] (Harold Bentwell)
Marguerite Courtot (Helen, Harry’s sweetheart)
Alice Hollister (Sybil, the adventuress/vampire)
Henry Hallam (Martin, Harry’s employer)
Bert French, Alice Eis (vampire dancers)

Extracts included in
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)

References

Books

  • Cinematic Vampires by John L. Flynn p.12 – credits, review
  • Early American Cinema (revised edition) by Anthony Slide p.190
  • Horror in Silent Films: A Filmography, 1896-1929 by Roy Kinnard p.59