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{{short description|1923 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{infobox film
{{infobox film
| name = Vanity Fair
| name = Vanity Fair
| image =File:Vanity Fair lobby card 1923.JPG
| image = Vanity Fair lobby card 1923.JPG
| caption =Lobby card
| caption = Lobby card
| director = [[Hugo Ballin]]
| director = [[Hugo Ballin]]
| producer =
| producer =
| based on = {{based on|''[[Vanity Fair (novel)|Vanity Fair]]''|[[William Makepeace Thackeray]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Vanity Fair (novel)|Vanity Fair]]''|[[William Makepeace Thackeray]]}}
| writer = Hugo Ballin (scenario)
| writer = Hugo Ballin (scenario)
| starring = [[Mabel Ballin]]<br>[[Hobart Bosworth]]<br>[[George Walsh]]
| starring = [[Mabel Ballin]]<br>[[Hobart Bosworth]]<br>[[George Walsh]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematographer = [[James Diamond]]
| cinematography = [[James Diamond (cinematographer)|James Diamond]]
| editing =
| editing =
| studio = Hugo Ballin Productions
| studio = Hugo Ballin Productions
| distributor = [[Goldwyn Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Goldwyn Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1923|3|25}}
| released = {{Film date|1923|3|25}}
| runtime = 80+ minutes<br>8 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]] (7,668 ft)
| runtime = 80+ minutes<br>8 [[Film reel|reels]] (7,668 ft)
| country = US
| country = United States
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>[[English language|English]] intertitles
| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
}}
}}
''''' Vanity Fair''''' (1923) is a [[silent film|silent]] [[feature film]] directed by [[Hugo Ballin]] and released by [[Samuel Goldwyn]].
[[File:Mabel Ballin, in "Vanity Fair" 1923-May.png|thumb|[[Mabel Ballin]], in ''Vanity Fair'']]
''''' Vanity Fair''''' (1923) is a [[lost film|lost]] [[silent film|silent]] [[feature film]] directed by [[Hugo Ballin]] and released by [[Samuel Goldwyn]].<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/13004?sid=13b0c146-aeda-432f-95fc-8f779bfc475a&sr=4.2359424&cp=1&pos=3 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''Vanity Fair'']</ref>


==Production background==
==Production background==
The film included one sequence filmed in color by [[Prizma|Prizmacolor]]. This [[silent film]] was a version of the novel ''[[Vanity Fair (novel)|Vanity Fair]]'' by [[William Makepeace Thackeray]]. The film starred Ballin's wife [[Mabel Ballin]] as Becky Sharp, and [[Hobart Bosworth]].
The film included one sequence filmed in color by [[Prizma]]color. This [[silent film]] was a version of the 1848 novel ''[[Vanity Fair (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==
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* [[Mabel Ballin]] as Becky Sharp
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* [[Hobart Bosworth]] as Marquis of Steyne
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* [[George Walsh]] as Rawdon Crawley
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* [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] as George Osborne
⚫
* [[Earle Foxe]] as Captain Dobbin
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* [[Willard Louis]] as Joseph Sedley
⚫
* [[Eleanor Boardman]] as Amelia Sedley
⚫
* Bobby Mack as Sir Pitt Crawley (as Robert Mack)
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* [[William J. Humphrey]] as Mr Sedley (credited as William Humphreys)
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* [[Dorcas Matthews]] as Lady Jane
⚫
* [[Laura La Varnie]] as Miss Crawley
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* [[James A. Marcus]] as Old Osborne
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* Eugene Acker as Max
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* [[Leo White]] as Isadore
⚫
* [[Tempe Pigott]] as Mrs Sedley


==Preservation status==
==Preservation status==
This film is now considered to be a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VanityFair1923.html SilentEra entry]</ref>
''Vanity Fair'' is now considered to be a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VanityFair1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Vanity Fair''] at silentera.com</ref><ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10225/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Vanity Fair'']</ref>


==Cast==
==See also==
*[[List of lost films]]
⚫
* [[Mabel Ballin]] – Becky Sharp
*[[List of early color feature films]]
⚫
* [[Hobart Bosworth]] – Marquis of Steyne
⚫
* [[George Walsh]] – Rawdon Crawley
⚫
* [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] – George Osborne
⚫
* [[Earle Foxe]] – Captain Dobbin
⚫
* [[Willard Louis]] – Joseph Sedley
⚫
* [[Eleanor Boardman]] – Amelia Sedley
⚫
* Bobby Mack – Sir Pitt Crawley (as Robert Mack)
⚫
* [[William J. 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


==References==
==References==
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== External links==
== External links==
{{commons category|Vanity Fair (1923 film)}}
*{{IMDb title|0014572|Vanity Fair}}
*{{IMDb title|0014572|Vanity Fair}}
*[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VanityFair1923.html ''Vanity Fair'' (1923) at SilentEra]
*[http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/film/15775/vanity-fair ''Vanity Fair''] at Virtual History
*[http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/film/15775/vanity-fair ''Vanity Fair''] at Virtual History


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[[Category:1923 films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:1920s color films]]
[[Category:American silent feature films]]
[[Category:American silent feature films]]
[[Category:Films based on Vanity Fair (novel)]]
[[Category:Films based on Vanity Fair (novel)]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hugo Ballin]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hugo Ballin]]
[[Category:Goldwyn Pictures films]]
[[Category:Goldwyn Pictures films]]
[[Category:Lost films]]
[[Category:Lost American drama films]]
[[Category:Silent films in color]]
[[Category:Silent films in color]]
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[[Category:Films set in London]]
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 22 December 2024

Vanity Fair
Lobby card
Directed byHugo Ballin
Written byHugo Ballin (scenario)
Based onVanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
StarringMabel Ballin
Hobart Bosworth
George Walsh
CinematographyJames Diamond
Production
company
Hugo Ballin Productions
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • March 25, 1923 (1923-03-25)
Running time
80+ minutes
8 reels (7,668 ft)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Mabel Ballin, in Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair (1923) is a lost silent feature film directed by Hugo Ballin and released by Samuel Goldwyn.[1]

Production background

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The 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

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Preservation status

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Vanity Fair is now considered to be a lost film.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Vanity Fair
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Vanity Fair at silentera.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Vanity Fair
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