Vanity (1927 film)

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Vanity
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Directed by Donald Crisp
Written by Douglas Doty (adaptation)
John Krafft (intertitles)
Screenplay byDouglas Doty
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille
Starring Leatrice Joy
Cinematography Arthur C. Miller
Edited by Barbara Hunter
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • May 9, 1927 (1927-05-09)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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Plot

Cast

Production

Leatrice 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

A 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.

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Vanity at silentera.com
  2. 1 2 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
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Vanity
  4. 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