The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

60 mins | Drama | Aug. 5, 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.

The House of Mirth

60 mins | Drama | Aug. 5, 1918

The House of Mirth
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.
Producers Metro Pictures Corporation
Original title The House of Mirth
Directors Albert Capellani
Writers Albert Capellani, Edith Wharton, June Mathis

Cast

Katherine Corri Harris

as Lily Bart

Henry Kolker

as Lawrence Selden

Christine Mayo

as Bertha Trenor-Dorset

Joseph Kilgour

as Augustus Trenor-Dorset

Lottie Briscoe

as Gertie Farish

Edward Abeles

as Simon Rosedale

Maggie Western

as Mrs. Haffen

Pauline Welch

as Nettie Struthers

Nellie Parker Spaulding

as Mrs. Penniston

W.D. Fischter

as Ned Silverton

Sidney Bracey

as Percy Gryce

Kempton Greene

as Jeff Wade

Morgan Jones

as Butler