Vanity is a 1927, American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Leatrice Joy. The film was written by Douglas Doty, produced by DeMille Pictures Corporation and distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation.[1]
| Vanity | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Donald Crisp |
| Written by | Douglas Doty (adaptation) John Krafft (intertitles) |
| Screenplay by | Douglas Doty |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | Leatrice Joy |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Barbara Hunter |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
edit- Leatrice Joy as Barbara Fiske
- Charles Ray as Lt. Lloyd Van Courtland
- Alan Hale as 'Happy' Dan Morgan
- Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Fiske
- Noble Johnson as Bimbo, ship's cook
- Helen Lee Worthing as Tess Ramsay
- Louis Payne as Butler
Production
editLeatrice Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and Cecil B. DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up Producers Distributing Corporation, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles.[2] The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy bob”,[2] and Vanity was the final of five films shot before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professional dispute would end the Joy / Demille partnership in 1928.
Preservation
editA copy of Vanity is held by The Library of Congress.[3][4] Edward Lorusso produced a restoration of the film on DVD and Blu-ray of the film in 2024 with a score by David Drazin. The Library of Congress copy was missing the final reel, but a damaged 16mm print of the final reel was found.
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Vanity at silentera.com
- ^ a b Johanna, Schmertz (2013), "The Leatrice Joy Bob: The Clinging Vine and Gender's Cutting Edge", in Dall’Asta, Monica; Duckett, Victoria; Tralli, Lucia (eds.), Researching Women in Silent Cinema: New Findings and Perspectives, University of Bologna, pp. 402–13, ISBN 978-8-8980-1010-3, ISSN 2283-6462
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Vanity
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
edit- Vanity at IMDb
- Vanity at AllMovie
- Lobby or window card
- Lobby card and still at silenthollywood.com
- Two minute clip from first reel of the film on YouTube
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