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When a Woman Sins

  • 1918
  • Passed
  • 1h
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Theda Bara in When a Woman Sins (1918)
DramaRomance

Bara is unusually cast as a nearly virginal nurse and actress. She does manage to get one man to blow his brains out before she reforms and marries an Episcopal priest.Bara is unusually cast as a nearly virginal nurse and actress. She does manage to get one man to blow his brains out before she reforms and marries an Episcopal priest.Bara is unusually cast as a nearly virginal nurse and actress. She does manage to get one man to blow his brains out before she reforms and marries an Episcopal priest.

  • Director
    • J. Gordon Edwards
  • Writers
    • Beta Breuil
    • E. Lloyd Sheldon
  • Stars
    • Theda Bara
    • Josef Swickard
    • Alan Roscoe
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • J. Gordon Edwards
    • Writers
      • Beta Breuil
      • E. Lloyd Sheldon
    • Stars
      • Theda Bara
      • Josef Swickard
      • Alan Roscoe
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    Theda Bara
    Theda Bara
    • Lilian Marchard…
    Josef Swickard
    Josef Swickard
    • Mortimer West
    Alan Roscoe
    Alan Roscoe
    • Michael West
    • (as Albert Roscoe)
    Al Fremont
    • Augustus Van Brooks
    • (as Alfred Fremont)
    Jack Rollens
    • Reggie West
    Genevieve Blinn
    • Mrs. West
    Ogden Crane
    Ogden Crane
    • Dr. Stone
    • Director
      • J. Gordon Edwards
    • Writers
      • Beta Breuil
      • E. Lloyd Sheldon
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      This film is presumed to be lost.
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      Referenced in The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Kiedy kobieta zgrzeszy
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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