Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp is a 1935 American Technicolor historical drama film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Miriam Hopkins who plays the eponymous protagonist. She was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. Other supporting cast were William Faversham, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth, Nigel Bruce, and Alan Mowbray.
Plot
Becky Sharp (Miriam Hopkins), a socially ambitious young lady, manages to survive during the background years of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Becky gradually climbs the British social ladder, overcoming poverty and class distinctions, through her best friend Amelia Sedley (Frances Dee), praising any rich man who will listen.
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author | Francis Edward Faragoh |
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contentLocation | Belgium England London |
director | Lowell Sherman Rouben Mamoulian |
editor | Archie Marshek |
genre | drama historical social |
keywords | battle of waterloo becky sharp best friend british society class distinction end g. p. huntley jr napoleon overcome rich man sing waterloo |
musicBy | Roy Webb |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
producer | Kenneth Macgowan Robert Edmond Jones |
productionCompany | Pioneer Pictures |
publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |