The Vanity Pool

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Vanity Pool

| image = Anna Q. Nilsson in The Vanity Pool.jpg

| caption = Still with, from left, Thomas Holding, Anna Q. Nilsson, Franklyn Farnum

| director = Ida May Park

| producer = Carl Laemmle

| writer = Ida May Park

| based_on = {{basedon|The Vanity Pool|Nalbro Bartley}}

| starring = Mary MacLaren
Anna Q. Nilsson
Thomas Holding

| music =

| cinematography = King D. Gray

| editing =

| distributor = Universal Film Manufacturing Company

| released = {{Film date|1918|12|07}}

| runtime = 60 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

The Vanity Pool is a lost[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10226/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Vanity Pool] 1918 American silent film drama directed by Ida May Park and starring Mary MacLaren, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Thomas Holding. The script was based on a short story by Nalbro Bartley that was originally published in Young's Magazine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/413702756/?terms=%22the+vanity+pool%22+%22ida%22|title=9 Mar 1919, 6 - The Montgomery Advertiser at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/417382170/?terms=%22the+vanity+pool%22+%22ida%22|title=22 Jan 1920, 1 - The Citizen-Patriot at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-07}} The film was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/18240?sid=38555c70-b695-40f4-a8f7-86f2a783273d&sr=3.5051887&cp=1&pos=0 The AFI Catalog of Feature Filmss 1893-1993: The Vanity Pool][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VanityPool1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Vanity Pool] at silentera.com The film centered around a female lobbyist who becomes involved in political intrigue when she begins lobbying for the election of her friend's husband.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/339207107/?terms=%22the+vanity+pool%22+%22ida%22|title=8 Feb 1919, 10 - The Dispatch at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-07}}