Vanity Fair (1915)
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
- Date of release
- 1915-10-05
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Charles Brabin, Eugene Nowland
Casting
- Minnie Maddern Fiske — Becky Sharp
- Shirley Mason — Becky Sharp - as a child
- Yale Benner — Rakedell Sharp
- Helen Fulton — Amelia Sedley
- William Wadsworth — Joseph Sedley
- Richard Tucker — George Osborne
- Robert Brower — Mr. Osborne
- Frank McGlynn Sr. — Captain William Dobbin
- Bigelow Cooper — Rawdon Crawley
- George A. Wright — Lord Steyne
- Maurice Steuart — George Sedley Osborne
- Helen Strickland — Lady Steyne
Interesting facts
- Based on: Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Eugene Nowland and Charles Brabin and starring Mrs. Fiske, a renowned Broadway stage actress. The Edison Company produced and released the film. Mrs. Fiske had starred in the 1899 hit Broadway play Becky Sharp based on William Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. Here she recreates the role for Edison's cameras. This film marks Mrs. Fiske's second feature film as she had starred in Tess of the d'Urbervilles for Adolph Zukor in 1913. Despite the popularity of Vanity Fair, Mrs. Fiske never made another motion picture.
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