Vanity's Price
| Vanity's Price | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Roy William Neill Josef von Sternberg (ass't director) |
| Written by | Paul Bern (story, scenario) |
| Produced by | Gothic Productions |
| Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
Production company | Gothic Productions |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes; 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Vanity's Price is a lost film[1] 1924 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by the Gothic Productions company and released by FBO.[2][3] The film is notable as the feature that brought assistant director Josef von Sternberg to the attention of critics for his handling of two sequences in the film.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Vanna Du Maurier
- Stuart Holmes as Henri De Greve
- Wyndham Standing as Richard Dowling
- Arthur Rankin as Teddy, Vanna's son
- Lucille Ricksen as Sylvia, Teddy's fiancée
- Robert Bolder as Bill Connors, Theatrical Manager
- Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Connors
- Dot Farley as Katherine, Vanna's Maid
- Charles Newton as Butler
- Rowfat-Bey Haliloff as Dancer
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Vanity's Price
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Vanity's Price
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Vanity's Price at silentera.com
- ^ Sternberg, 1965 p. 197-198
Sources[edit]
- Sternberg, Josef von. 1988. Fun in a Chinese Laundry. Mercury House, San Francisco, California. ISBN 0-916515-37-0 (pbk.)
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vanity's Price (1924 film).
- Vanity's Price at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
