Vanity Fair (1923) is a lost silent feature film directed by Hugo Ballin and released by Samuel Goldwyn.[1]
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| Directed by | Hugo Ballin |
| Written by | Hugo Ballin (scenario) |
| Based on | Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Starring | Mabel Ballin Hobart Bosworth George Walsh |
| Cinematography | James Diamond |
Production company | Hugo Ballin Productions |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
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Running time | 80+ minutes 8 reels (7,668 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Production background
editThe film included one sequence filmed in color by Prizmacolor. This silent film was a version of the 1848 novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. The film starred Ballin's wife Mabel Ballin as Becky Sharp and Hobart Bosworth as the Marquis of Steyne.
Cast
edit- Mabel Ballin as Becky Sharp
- Hobart Bosworth as Marquis of Steyne
- George Walsh as Rawdon Crawley
- Harrison Ford as George Osborne
- Earle Foxe as Captain Dobbin
- Willard Louis as Joseph Sedley
- Eleanor Boardman as Amelia Sedley
- Bobby Mack as Sir Pitt Crawley (as Robert Mack)
- William J. Humphrey as Mr Sedley (credited as William Humphreys)
- Dorcas Matthews as Lady Jane
- Laura La Varnie as Miss Crawley
- James A. Marcus as Old Osborne
- Eugene Acker as Max
- Leo White as Isadore
- Tempe Pigott as Mrs Sedley
Preservation status
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vanity Fair (1923 film).
- Vanity Fair at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Vanity Fair at Virtual History
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