| The House of Mirth La Maison du Brouillard |
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| Directed by | Albert Capellani (assistant: Leander De Cordova) |
| Produced by | Metro Pictures Corporation |
| Written by | Edith Wharton (novel) Albert Capellani & June Mathis (screenplay) |
| Starring | Katherine Harris Barrymore Henry Kolker Christine Mayo |
| Cinematography | Eugene Gaudio |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 5, 1918 |
| Running time | 6 reels (1719.07 m) / circa 60/70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English / French (title cards) |
The House of Mirth (french title: La Maison du Brouillard) is a 1918 silent melodrama film directed by French film director Albert Capellani, starring Katherine Harris Barrymore as Lily Bart.[1] It is a cinema adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1905 novel of the same name The House of Mirth and the first ever cinema adaptation of any of her work. It is considered to be a lost film.
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Socialite but penniless orphan Lily Bart is living with her wealthy aunt who insists that she takes upon herself a rich husband. Balking at this idea and remaining faithful to her impecunious sweetheart Lawrence Seldon (Henry Kolker), Lily is desirous of maintaining her luxurious lifestyle: she acceptes the financial "favors" of some married millionaires but refuses to surrender her virtue in return - until she discovers that her sainted Seldon has been fooling around with another man's wife.