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The House of Mirth
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5640 feet
Directed by Albert Capellani

Cast: Katherine Harris Barrymore (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], Nellie Parker-Spaulding [Mrs. Penniston], W.D. Fischter [Ned Silverton], Sidney Bracy [Percy Gryce], Kempton Greene [Jeff Wade], Morgan Jones [the butler], William A. Sullivan (Billy Sullivan)

Metro Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation [All-Star Series]. / Supervising producer, Maxwell Karger. Scenario by June Mathis and Albert Capellani, from the novel The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. Assistant director, Leander de Cordova. Cinematography by Eugene Gaudio. / © 9 August 1918 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP12740]. Released 5 August 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 August 2009.

References: Bardèche-History p. 112; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.