The House of Mirth (1918)
Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.
Director: Albert Capellani
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Katherine Corri Harris as Lily Bart |
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Henry Kolker as Lawrence Selden |
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Christine Mayo as Bertha Trenor-Dorset |
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Joseph Kilgour as Augustus Trenor-Dorset |
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Lottie Briscoe as Gertie Farish |
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Edward Abeles as Simon Rosedale |
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Maggie Western as Mrs. Haffen |
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Pauline Welch as Nettie Struthers |
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Nellie Parker Spaulding as Mrs. Penniston |
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W.D. Fischter as Ned Silverton |
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Sidney Bracey as Percy Gryce |
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Kempton Greene as Jeff Wade |
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Morgan Jones as Butler |
| Writing | June Mathis | Writer |
| Directing | Albert Capellani | Director |
| Camera | Eugene Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Edith Wharton | Novel |
| Writing | Albert Capellani | Writer |
