Vanity (1927 film)

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]

Vanity
Film poster
Directed byDonald Crisp
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
Written byDouglas Doty (adaptation)
John Krafft (intertitles)
Screenplay byDouglas Doty
StarringLeatrice Joy
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byBarbara Hunter
Distributed byProducers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • May 9, 1927 (1927-05-09)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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]

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Vanity at silentera.com
  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
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