The House of Mirth (1918)
August 5, 1918Release Date
The House of Mirth (1918)
August 5, 1918Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Katherine Corri Harris
Lily Bart
Henry Kolker
Lawrence Selden
Christine Mayo
Bertha Trenor-Dorset
Joseph Kilgour
Augustus Trenor-Dorset
Lottie Briscoe
Gertie Farish
Edward Abeles
Simon Rosedale
Maggie Western
Mrs. Haffen
Pauline Welch
Nettie Struthers
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The House of Mirth is a 1918 American silent melodrama film directed by French film director Albert Capellani, starring Katherine Harris Barrymore as Lily Bart. It is a cinema adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1905 novel The House of Mirth and the first-ever cinema adaptation of any of her work. Metro Pictures put many efforts into the film in order to turn the original novel into an "all-star cast" film to earn popularity, as Metro Pictures itself announced that the film was "one of the most important productions" during 1918, and that the film contained "the strongest and the most distinguished cast ever selected for the screen". Initially, Emmy Wehlen starred in the role of Lily Bart in the film. Later, she was replaced by Katherine Harris Barrymore. The film contributed to the huge success of Metro Pictures that year. It is not known whether the film currently survives.