Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool

Story of Political intrigue and the effect it had upon the life of a girl of the slums.

NR 1918 · 60 min · Drama

A candidate for governor, eager Gerald Harper persuades his equally ambitious wife Carol to enlist the aid of her friend Diana Casper, whose influence with political boss Jarvis Flint could help him win the election. Carol agrees to speak to Diana on condition that Gerald temporarily assume her work in the city's tenements.

Directed by Ida May Park · Written by Nalbro Bartley

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