Becky Sharp (English Subtitled)

Drama, Romance, War

Becky Sharp (Miriam Hopkins), a socially ambitious young lady, manages to survive during the background years of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Becky gradually climbs the British social ladder, overcoming poverty and class distinctions, through her best friend Amelia Sedley (Frances Dee), praising any rich man who would listen.

In her efforts to advance herself, she manages to connect with a number of gentlemen: the Marquis of Steyne (Cedric Hardwicke), Joseph Sedley (Nigel Bruce), Rawdon Crawley (Alan Mowbray), and George Osborne (G. P. Huntley Jr), the husband of Amelia.

She rises to the top of British society but becomes the scourge of the social circle, offending influential ladies such as Lady Bareacres (Billie Burke).

Sharp falls into the humiliation of singing for her meals in a beer hall, but she never stays down for long. At the end, she cons her last man and finally lands Amelia's brother, Joseph. (Wikipedia)

Movie Info.

Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian
Screenplay by: Francis Edward Faragoh
Story by: William Makepeace Thackeray, Langdon Mitchell
Based on: Vanity Fair 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Produced by: Kenneth Macgowan, Rouben Mamoulian, Robert Edmond Jones

Starring: Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke
Cinematography: Ray Rennahan
Edited by: Archie Marshek

Music by: Roy Webb William Faversham
Production company: Pioneer Pictures
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures

Release date: June 13, 1935
Running time: 84 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English, English subtitled

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