| ~Vanity Fair~ 1923 |
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| ~H.B.7-126: George Walsh, Mabel Ballin & Eleanor Boardman~ |
| ~H.B.7-127: Eleanor Boardman & Mabel Ballin~ |
| ~H.B.7-128: George Walsh, Eleanor Boardman & Mabel Ballin~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Adventuress Becky Sharp lives by her wits and charm in an effort to ascend from humble backgrounds
into society. She fails to lure Joseph Sedley, the brother of her chum Amelia, into marriage but succeeds
with Rawdon Crawley, the son of her employer. However, his family's displeasure keeps Becky from
living in wealth, as she had hoped to do. Ever the flirt, Becky has affairs with George Osborne soon after
he marries Amelia and with Lord Steyne while Rawdon is away at war with Napoleon. Her adventures
come to an end, however; neither Rawdon nor Steyne will have her, and Becky is reduced to touring the
Continent under an assumed name. Her lesson learned, Becky brings together Amelia and her faithful
life.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
into society. She fails to lure Joseph Sedley, the brother of her chum Amelia, into marriage but succeeds
with Rawdon Crawley, the son of her employer. However, his family's displeasure keeps Becky from
living in wealth, as she had hoped to do. Ever the flirt, Becky has affairs with George Osborne soon after
he marries Amelia and with Lord Steyne while Rawdon is away at war with Napoleon. Her adventures
come to an end, however; neither Rawdon nor Steyne will have her, and Becky is reduced to touring the
Continent under an assumed name. Her lesson learned, Becky brings together Amelia and her faithful
life.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Written & Directed by: Hugo Ballin Based on the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (London, 1848). |
| ~Cast~ Mabel Ballin ...Becky Sharp Hobart Bosworth ...Marquis of Steyne George Walsh ...Rawdon Crawley Harrison Ford ...George Osborne Earle Foxe ...Captain Dobbin Eleanor Boardman ...Amelia Sedley Willard Louis ...Joseph Sedley Bobby Mack ...Sir Pitt Crawley (as Robert Mack) William Humphrey ...Mr. Sedley (as William Humphreys) Dorcas Matthews ...Lady Jane Laura La Varnie ...Miss Crawley James A. Marcus ...Old Osborne Eugene Acker ...Max Leo White ...Isadore Tempe Pigott ...Mrs. Sedley Sadie Gordon ...Miss Firkins Georgia Sherart ...Miss Briggs Frank Hayes ...Mr. Wenham John McKinnon ...Captain Machmurdo (as John MacKinnon) Les Bates ...Mr. Sharp Pat Calhoun ...Mr. Quill Laura Pollard ...Mrs. Tinker Kathleen Chambers ...Mrs. Sharp Otto Lederer ...Mr. Bloom Mrs. A. Newton ...Miss Pinkerton Rosa Gore ...Jemima Pinkerton Ed Jones ...Fritz (as Edward Jones) Bynunsky Hyman ...Mr. Moss Otto Matieson ...Napoleon (as Otto Matiesen) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Hugo Ballin Productions Distribution Company: Goldwyn Distributing Corporation Producer: Hugo Ballin Cinematography by: James Diamond (as James R. Diamond) Assistant Director: Josef von Sternberg Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: March 25, 1923 |
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