The Darling of Paris, 1917
Lacking the grotesque appearance he suffers from in the novel, Quasimodo gains the love of Esmeralda in this American adaptation. The film was released again in 1919 with an alternative ending - Esmeralda dies and Quasimodo kills the treacherous clergyman responsible for her death.
Theda Bara was the femme fatale in those days and some found it very strange that she was cast as the innocent Esmeralda.
Released
1917
Fox
Director
J. Gordon Edwards
Cast
Theda Bara
(Esmeralda)
Glen White
(Quasimodo)
Herbert Hayes
Walter Law
Carey Lee
Alice Gale
John Webb Dillon
Louis Dean