Exit the Vamp explained

Exit the Vamp
Director:Frank Urson
Producer:Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:Clara Beranger
Starring:Ethel Clayton
T. Roy Barnes
Fontaine La Rue
Theodore Roberts
Cinematography:Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Studio:Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:50 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Exit the Vamp is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Urson and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Ethel Clayton, T. Roy Barnes, Fontaine La Rue, Theodore Roberts, William Boyd, and Michael D. Moore. The film was released on November 6, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] successful lawyer John Shipley (Barnes) becomes fascinated by a vampire (La Rue) of the accepted type. His wife Marion (Clayton) becomes aware of the infatuation and adopts the ways of her opponent, pretending incidentally an affection for a World War I veteran (Boyd) whom she knew in France. At a house party to which Marion had invited the other woman, her husband discovers his mistake in his judgment of womanly values and the wife emerges from the conflict victorious.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Exit the Vamp located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exit-the-Vamp - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://archive.today/20150127154521/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90744/Exit-the-Vamp/overview. dead. January 27, 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). January 27, 2015.
  2. Web site: Exit the Vamp. afi.com. January 27, 2015.
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/E/ExitTheVamp1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: Exit the Vamp
  4. Reviews: Exit the Vamp . Exhibitors Herald . 13 . 24 . 60 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . December 10, 1921 .
  5. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5063/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Exit the Vamp