Vanity Fair (1911)

Directed by

Charles Kent

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

38 min

Rated

NR

Rating

9.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman uses charm and wit to climb the social ladder in 19th century England. The story follows her ambitions and setbacks among the upper classes.

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What happens

Vanity Fair is a 1911 silent film adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. Produced by Vitagraph Studios, it was one of the company's first three-reel productions, along with A Tale of Two Cities (1911). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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