| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eugene Nowland Charles Brabin |
| Written by | Charles Sumner Williams Eugene Nowland |
| Based on | Vanity Fair by William Thackeray |
| Produced by | Edison Company George Kleine |
| Starring | Mrs. Fiske |
| Cinematography | Otto Brautigan |
| Distributed by | Kleine-Edison Feature Service |
Release date | October 6, 1915 |
Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | silent..English titles |
Vanity Fair is a 1915 silent film drama directed by Eugene Nowland and Charles Brabin and starring Mrs. Fiske, a renowned Broadway stage actress. The Edison Company produced and released the film. Mrs. Fiske had starred in the 1899 hit Broadway play Becky Sharp based on William Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. Here she recreates the role for Edison's cameras. This film marks Mrs. Fiske's second feature film as she had starred in Tess of the d'Urbervilles for Adolph Zukor in 1913. Despite the popularity of Vanity Fair, Mrs. Fiske never made another motion picture.[1][2]
An earlier version was made in 1911 with Helen Gardner. A British feature appeared in 1922 and in 1923 Goldwyn Pictures made Vanity Fair.
The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[3]