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A Slave of Vanity (1920)

A Slave of Vanity poster
Directed by
Henry Otto
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes trapped by her own vanity and desires. She faces harsh consequences for her choices in love and society.

silent-eramelodramaticstagedrestrainedsomberromantic-heartache

What happens

A Slave of Vanity is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, and directed and written by Henry Otto. The film, which was adapted from Arthur Wing Pinero's 1901 play Iris, was produced and distributed by the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation that eventually became part of Film Booking Office of America. The film is now considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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