The Vampire Dancer

The Vampire Dancer — Plot

The man-hungry “vampire,” later to be popularized by America’s Theda Bara, made her screen debut in this Danish melodrama directed by August Blom. Clara Wieth starred in the title role of the Vampire Dancer, which is just what she was: a dancer performing her seductions on-stage. Off-stage, the young girl is kindhearted and a bit naïve. The lustful dance, during which Robert Dinesen succumbs to the dancer’s fatal charms, remained the centerpiece of the film, which was a popular success and made Wieth an international star.

• Release date
• March 4, 1912
• Runtime
• 30 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• August Blom

The Vampire Dancer — Cast

Clara Pontoppidan Silvia Lafont, the Vampire Dancer Henry Seemann Count von Waldberg Robert Dinesen Oscar Borch Frederik Jacobsen Servant Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen Svend Bille Axel Boesen Frederik Christensen