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Vanity

1927 · 60 min

A silent-era melodrama that unfolds with poised restraint, trading dialogue for expressive faces and moral quandaries.

Directed by
Donald Crisp
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leatrice Joy, Charles Ray, Alan Hale
Overview
Barbara Fiske, a beautiful girl of social standing, is about to be married to Lloyd Van Courtland. On the eve of their marriage, she foolishly pays a visit to a colorful steamship captain aboard his ship.

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Directed by
Donald Crisp
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leatrice Joy, Charles Ray, Alan Hale
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Donald Crisp
Written by
Douglas Z. Doty
Starring
Leatrice Joy, Charles Ray, Alan Hale, Mayme Kelso, Noble Johnson, Helen Lee Worthing, Louis Payne, Jesse De Vorska
Cinematography
Arthur C. Miller
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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