A Virtuous Vamp

A Virtuous Vamp
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Directed by	David Kirkland Sidney Franklin
Written by	Anita Loos John Emerson
Based on	The Bachelor by Clyde Fitch
Produced by	Joseph M. Schenck Constance Talmadge Anita Loos John Emerson
Starring	Constance Talmadge Conway Tearle Ned Sparks
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Production company	Constance Talmadge Film Company
Distributed by	First National Exhibitors' Circuit
Release date	November 16, 1919 (1919-11-16)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A Virtuous Vamp is a 1919 American silent comedy film produced by and starring Constance Talmadge that was directed by David Kirkland and Sidney Franklin. It was written by Anita Loos and John Emerson based on the 1909 play The Bachelor by Clyde Fitch. ^[1]

On December 18, 2013, the Library of Congress announced that this film had been selected for the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

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• Constance Talmadge as Gwendolyn Armitage/Nellie Jones
• Belle Daube as Mrs. Armitage
• Jack Kane as Edward Cecil Armitage
• Conway Tearle as James Crowninshield
• Jeanette Horton as Katherine Crowninshield
• Margaret Linden as Minerva Crowninshield
• Wallace McCutcheon Jr. as Kirby
• Ned Sparks as Mr. Bell
• William Eville as Mr. Hicks
• William Gaunt as Mr. Davis
• Gilda Gray in Bit Part

See also

• National Film Preservation Foundation

References

1. "A Virtuous Vamp". November 16, 1919 – via IMDb.
2. "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections". Washington Post (Press release). December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
3. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

External links

• A Virtuous Vamp essay by Jennifer Ann Redmond at National Film Registry
• A Virtuous Vamp at IMDb
• Progressive Silent Film List: A Virtuous Vamp at silentera.com