Exit the Vamp

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]

Exit the Vamp
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	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 6, 1921 (1921-11-06)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Exit the Vamp lobby card

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

• Ethel Clayton as Marion Shipley
• T. Roy Barnes as John Shipley
• Fontaine La Rue as Mrs. Willy Strong
• Theodore Roberts as Old Man Shipley
• William Boyd as Robert Pitts
• Michael D. Moore as Junior Shipley
• Mattie Peters as Mammy

Preservation

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