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''Exit the Vamp'' is a lost 1921 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Frank Urson Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in Ne ...

and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars

Ethel Clayton Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early years Born in Champaign, Illinois, Clayton attended St. Elizabeth's school in Chicago. Career Clayton debuted on stage as a professional ...

, T. Roy Barnes, Fontaine La Rue,

Theodore Roberts Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor. Early life Roberts was born in San Francisco, California. He was a cousin of the stage actress Florence Roberts. His choice of a career disapp ...

, William Boyd, and Michael D. Moore. The film was released on November 6, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

As described in a

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, successful lawyer John Shipley (Barnes) becomes fascinated by a

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(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

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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

as Marion Shipley * T. Roy Barnes as John Shipley * Fontaine La Rue as Mrs. Willy Strong *

as Old Man Shipley * William Boyd as Robert Pitts * Michael D. Moore as Junior Shipley * Mattie Peters as Mammy

References

External links

* * 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1921 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Lost American comedy films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Frank Urson 1921 lost films English-language comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub