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Vanity Fair

  • 19231923
  • 1h 20m
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Mabel Ballin, Eleanor Boardman, and George Walsh in Vanity Fair (1923)
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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 marriag... Read allAdventuress 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 displea... Read allAdventuress 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 ... Read all
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    • Director
      • Hugo Ballin
    • Writers
      • Hugo Ballin
      • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel)
    • Stars
      • Mabel Ballin
      • Hobart Bosworth
      • George Walsh
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    • Director
      • Hugo Ballin
    • Writers
      • Hugo Ballin
      • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel)
    • Stars
      • Mabel Ballin
      • Hobart Bosworth
      • George Walsh
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    Mabel Ballin
    Mabel Ballin
    • Becky Sharp
    Hobart Bosworth
    Hobart Bosworth
    • Marquis of Steyne
    George Walsh
    George Walsh
    • Rawdon Crawley
    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • George Osborne
    Earle Foxe
    Earle Foxe
    • Captain Dobbin
    Eleanor Boardman
    Eleanor Boardman
    • Amelia Sedley
    Willard Louis
    Willard Louis
    • Joseph Sedley
    Bobbie Mack
    • Sir Pitt Crawley
    • (as Robert Mack)
    William Humphrey
    William Humphrey
    • Mr. Sedley
    • (as William Humphreys)
    Dorcas Matthews
    • Lady Jane
    Laura La Varnie
    Laura La Varnie
    • Miss Crawley
    James A. Marcus
    • Old Osborne
    Eugene Acker
    Eugene Acker
    • Max
    Leo White
    Leo White
    • Isadore
    Tempe Pigott
    Tempe Pigott
    • Mrs. Sedley
    Sadie Gordon
    • Miss Firkins
    Georgia Sherart
    • Miss Briggs
    Frank Hayes
    Frank Hayes
    • Mr. Wenham
    • Director
      • Hugo Ballin
    • Writers
      • Hugo Ballin
      • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel)
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      This film is presumed lost.
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      Remade as Becky Sharp (1935)

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    Vanity Fair (1923) --- A Tragic Loss
    In the world of silent cinema, the loss of some films are a complete tragedy and this production of Vanity Fair is one of them. Produced by Hugo Ballin Productions and released by Samuel Goldwyn, this film included one sequence filmed in color by Prizmacolor. The film starred Hugo Ballin's wife Mabel Ballin as Becky Sharp along with actors Hobart Bosworth, George Walsh and Harrison Ford. Some beautiful still photos survive , showing the perfect fashionable costumes for the film's period. All I can offer the reader is this brief 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 suitor, Captain Dobbin, after George is killed in battle; and finally she returns to London to live a quiet life.
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ambición ciega
    • Production company
      • Hugo Ballin Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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