Silent cinema's most cunning social climber — and you can't even watch her anymore.
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
Cinematography
Early PrizmaColor experiments — basically magic tricks.
Acting
Mabel Ballin's eyes do ALL the talking.
Director
Hugo Ballin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the second silent adaptation of Thackeray's novel, and like most PrizmaColor films, it survives only in black-and-white fragments if at all.
Mabel Ballin was the director's wife, making this a classic 1920s husband-wife vanity production — literally Vanity Fair.
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