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Bella Donna

The woman who scored such a marvelous triumph as "ZAZA" far exceeds her previous performance in the presentation of this wily, serpentlike viper, who poisons the one man who has tried to lift her from the depths to which she has sunk.
Nov 15, 1915 · 50m
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Drama

PLOT

Bella Donna ( Pauline Frederick ) a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine ( Thomas Holding ) into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of her simple husband, Bella becomes involved with brutish Baroudi. To get rid of Nigel, she begins slowly poisoning him. However, Nigel's friend Dr. Isaacson arrives in time to save him. Now Baroudi wants nothing to do with Bella, and neither does her husband. Totally alone now, the distraught Bella wanders off into the desert.

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CAST

Pauline Frederick
Bella Donna
Thomas Holding
Nigel Armine
George Majeroni
Ibraham
Julian L'Estrange
Mahmoud Baroudi
Eugene Ormonde
Dr. Isaacson
Edmund Shalet
Hamza
Helen Sinnott
Maid
Directed by Edwin S. Porter

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Famous Players Film Company
Country
US

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