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The Soul of Buddha
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4610 feet
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards

Cast: Theda Bara [Bava], Hugh Thompson [Sir John Dare], Victor Kennard [Ysora], Anthony Merlo (Tony Merlo) [Count Romaine], Florence Martin [Countess Romaine], Jack Ridgeway [the countess’ father], Henry Warwick [the stage manager]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [A Theda Bara Super Production; A Fox Standard Picture]. / Scenario by Adrian Johnson, from a screen story by Theda Bara. Costume design by George James Hopkins. Cinematography by John W. Boyle. Presented by William Fox. / © 21 April 1918 by William Fox [LP12339]. Released 21 April 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4172.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 4 January 2025.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4172; Higashi-Virgins p. 56 : Website-IMDb.

 
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