She is a 1917 American silent fantasy adventure drama film. It was directed by Kenean Buel and produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was a loose adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's 1887 best - selling novel, She: A History of Adventure, which had been filmed multiple times. Now regarded as a lost film, it featured Valeska Suratt and Ben Taggart in the lead roles.