Editing Becky Sharp (film) (section)

==Plot==
[[Becky Sharp (character)|Becky Sharp]] ([[Miriam Hopkins]]), a socially ambitious young lady, manages to survive during the background years of [[Napoleon]]'s defeat at [[Battle of Waterloo|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.

In her efforts to advance herself, she manages to connect with a number of gentlemen: the Marquis of Steyne ([[Cedric Hardwicke]]), Joseph Sedley ([[Nigel Bruce]]), Rawdon Crawley ([[Alan Mowbray]]), and George Osborne ([[G. P. Huntley Jr]]), the husband of Amelia.

She rises to the top of British society but becomes the scourge of the social circle, offending influential ladies such as Lady Bareacres ([[Billie Burke]]).

Sharp falls into the humiliation of singing for her meals in a beer hall, but she never stays down for long. At the end, she cons her last man and finally lands Amelia's brother, Joseph.<ref>Spergel, 1993 p. 157: See here for how the Becky Sharp character is portrayed in the film.</ref><ref>Milne, 1969 pp. 91-100: Diffuse plot description.</ref>