Exit the Vamp

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Exit the Vamp
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Theodore Roberts and Ethel Clayton in a film still from Exit the Vamp
Directed by Frank Urson
Screenplay by Clara Beranger
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Ethel Clayton
T. Roy Barnes
Fontaine La Rue
Theodore Roberts
Cinematography Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 6, 1921 (1921-11-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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Exit the Vamp lobby card

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]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson. "Exit-the-Vamp - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Exit the Vamp". afi.com. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Exit the Vamp at silentera.com
  4. ↑ "Reviews: Exit the Vamp". Exhibitors Herald. 13 (24). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 60. December 10, 1921.
  5. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Exit the Vamp


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