Adventuress Becky Sharp lives by her wits and charm in an effort to ascend from humble backgrounds into society. She fails to lure Joseph Sedley, the brother of her chum Amelia, into marriage but succeeds with Rawdon Crawley, the son of her employer. However, his family's displeasure keeps Becky from living in wealth, as she had hoped to do. Ever the flirt, Becky has affairs with George Osborne soon after he marries Amelia and with Lord Steyne while Rawdon is away at war with Napoleon. Her adventures come to an end, however; neither Rawdon nor Steyne will have her, and Becky is reduced to touring the Continent under an assumed name. Her lesson learned, Becky brings together Amelia and her faithful suitor, Captain Dobbin, after George is killed in battle; and finally she returns to London to live a quiet life. A lost film.
Mabel Ballin
as Becky Sharp
Hobart Bosworth
as Marquis of Steyne
George Walsh
as Rawdon Crawley
Harrison Ford
as George Osborne
Earle Foxe
as Captain Dobbin
Eleanor Boardman
as Amelia Sedley
Willard Louis
as Joseph Sedley
Laura Pollard
as Mrs. Tinker
Georgia Sherart
as Miss Briggs
