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The Forbidden Path
The Forbidden Path

The Forbidden Path

A beautiful model who became a vampire

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Mary Lynde (Theda Bara) is an innocent girl who has grown up in New York's Greenwich Village. One of the artists there, Felix Benavente (Sidney Mason), uses her as model when he paints a portrait of the Madonna for a church. His friend Robert Sinclair (Hugh Thompson) corrupts Mary so that her father (Walter Law) casts her from his home. She goes to live with Sinclair in his mountain lodge, but after the birth of a child, he callously casts her aside. Subsequently, her baby dies and she sinks to the depths of despair.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

03 February 1918

Country

United States of America

Cast

Theda Bara

Theda Bara

Mary Lynde

Hugh Thompson

Hugh Thompson

Robert Sinclair

Sidney Mason

Sidney Mason

Felix Benavente

Walter Law

Walter Law

Mr. Lynde

Florence Martin

Florence Martin

Barbara Reynolds

Wynne Hope Allen

Wynne Hope Allen

Mrs. Lynde

Alphonse Ethier

Alphonse Ethier

William Sinclair

Lisle Leigh

Lisle Leigh

Mrs. Byrne

Reba Porter

Reba Porter

Tessie Byrne

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