The Devil's Daughter

Story

Synopsis

When her lover deserts her, Gioconda Dianti seeks revenge by wrecking the lives of other men. When famous sculptor Lucio Settala meets her and asks her to pose for him, she sets out to ruin him. She captivates the artist with her charms, and he soon forgets his wife Silvia, their daughter Little Beata, and even his work. After Gioconda defies Silvia to take her husband back, Lucio shoots himself in a fit of desperation. Although Silvia nurses him back to health, Lucio soon returns to the enticing Gioconda. When Silvia's subsequent quarrel with Gioconda becomes a fight, Gioconda attempts to destroy Lucio's statue, but it falls on Silvia and is saved. Silvia, however, is crippled for life. Because of this, Lucio's sanity is affected and he becomes a raving maniac. Later, cast aside by her "man of the world," Gioconda also descends into madness. A lost film.

Director

Frank Powell

Writers

Gabriele D'Annunzio, Joseph H. Trant, Garfield Thompson

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

16 June 1915

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Theda Bara

  La Gioconda

• Paul Doucet

  Lucio Settala

• Victor Benoit

  Cosimo Daldo

• 

  Robert Wayne

  Lorenzo Gaddi

• 

  Jane Lee

  Little Beata

• Doris Heywood

  Silvia Settala

• Jane Miller

  Francesca Doni

• Elaine Evans

  La Sirenetta

• Edouard Durand

  Roffiano

• 

  Elaine Ivans

  La Sirenetta

• 

  Clifford Bruce