Vanity Fair (1911 film)
Vanity Fair is a 1911 silent film adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name. It was one of Vitagraph's first three reel productions, along with "A Tale of Two Cities" (1911). Cast. "Vanity Fair" reportedly made use of Vitagraph's entire company of stock players. The following cast members are named by "The Moving Picture World": Production. "The Moving Picture World" reported in October 1911 that the film was nearly completed. The film was directed by Charles Kent. Release and reception. The film was released on December 19, 1911. In contrast  to "A Tale of Two Cities" (1911), all three reels of "Vanity Fair" were released on the same day. According to "The Moving Picture World", the film "comes nearer to being a flawless adaptation than anything else that has appeared in moving pictures". The film's screenwriter... Vitagraph continued making three-reelers based on classic literature throughout the 1910s. In 1916, "The Sun" listed "Vanity Fair" among a group of films that adapted classic literature for the screen.