The Vanities

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The Vanities is a short 10 minute 1946 film directed by William D. Alexander in the United States.[1] Southern Methodist University has the film in its G. William Jones Collection[2] and the film has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.[3] Charles Keith performs an impersonation of Bette Davis from the 1940 film The Letter and introduces the other acts.[4]

Cast[edit]

  • Joesfred Portee, singing “I Love My Daddy But I’ve Got to Have My Fun”
  • Charles Keith
  • Audrey Armstrong, dancing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Film Titles and Descriptions - SMU". www.smu.edu.
  2. ^ "The Vanities".
  3. ^ "The Vanities. 1946. Directed by William D. Alexander Swing! 1938. Directed by Oscar Micheaux | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  4. ^ "DAARAC's Archive".