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Becky Sharp( 1935)

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YOU WILL SEE HER TRANSFORMED BY THE WONDEROUS NEW TECHNICOLOR

Overview

The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanity Fair", the film looks at the English class system during the Napoleonic Wars era.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Miriam Hopkins

      Becky Sharp

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      Frances Dee

      Amelia Sedley

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Marquis of Steyne

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      Billie Burke

      Lady Bareacres

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      Alison Skipworth

      Miss Crawley

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      Nigel Bruce

      Joseph Sedley

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      Alan Mowbray

      Rawdon Crawley

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      G.P. Huntley

      George Osborne

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      William Stack

      Pitt Crawley

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      George Hassell

      Sir Pitt Crawley

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      William Faversham

      Duke of Wellington

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      Charles Richman

      Gen. Tufto

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      Doris Lloyd

      Duchess of Richmond

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      Colin Tapley

      William Dobbin

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      Leonard Mudie

      Tarquin

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      May Beatty

      Briggs

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      Charles Coleman

      Bowles

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      Bunny Beatty

      Lady Blanche

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      Finis Barton

      Miss Flowery

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      Olaf Hytten

      The Prince Regent

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      Pauline Garon

      Fifine

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      Jimmy Robinson

      Sedley's Page

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      Elspeth Dudgeon

      Miss Pinkerton

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      Tempe Pigott

      The Charwoman

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      Ottola Nesmith

      Lady Jane Crawley

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      Joan Arnold

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Billie Bellport

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Mrs. Leslie Carter

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Will Geer

      Spectator (uncredited)

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      Gaston Glass

      British Officer (uncredited)

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      Creighton Hale

      British Officer (uncredited)

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      Keith Hitchcock

      British Officer (uncredited)

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      Viola Moore

      Laura (uncredited)

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      Pat Nixon

      Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

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      C. Montague Shaw

      British Nobleman (uncredited)

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      Pat Somerset

      British Officer (uncredited)

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      John Warburton

      Beau Brummel (uncredited)

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      Madeline Wilson

      Girl (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Apr 25 2024
    Whilst Napoleon is conquering Europe, "Becky" (Miriam Hopkins) is doing a bit of that for herself. Determined to improve on her lot as the daughter of a family of travelling performers, she uses each gullible man she meets as a stepping stone to the next. She doesn't care about any of the collateral baggage she leaves behind - including her soldier husband "Crawley" (Alan Mowbray) but maybe she finally meets her match in the wealthy "Marquis of Steyn" (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) who has seen her game playing before, and - well he's just a lot better at it than she. It's also, just as she sees the ep...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • technicolor