The Devil's Daughter

Overview

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.

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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