A Homespun Vamp

A Homespun Vamp
A Homespun Vamp
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Directed by	Frank O'Connor
Screenplay by	Harvey F. Thew; Hector Turnbull
Starring	May McAvoy; Darrell Foss; Lincoln Stedman; Josephine Crowell; Charles Stanton Ogle; Guy Oliver; Helen Dunbar
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Production; company	Realart Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 12, 1922;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A Homespun Vamp is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and written by Harvey F. Thew and Hector Turnbull.^[1] The film stars May McAvoy, Darrell Foss, Lincoln Stedman, Josephine Crowell, Charles Stanton Ogle, Guy Oliver and Helen Dunbar. The film was released on February 12, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Meg Mackenzie (McAvoy) is the orphaned niece of two crabbed, stingy old men, Donald (Ogle) and Duncan Craig (Oliver), brothers in a small country town. They force her to become engaged to Joe Dobbs (Stedman), assistant to his mother (Crowell) who runs the village blacksmith shop. Stephen Ware (Foss), who is writing a novel in a shack nearby, is accused of robbing the post office and hides in the Craig home overnight while the two brothers are away. When the brothers return, they force Meg to marry Stephen at once. The real burglar is discovered and Stephen's name is cleared. Meg discovers that she actually loves Stephen, and wins him away from Beatrice Carlisle (Kirkham), a young woman he had been engaged to. She also gives him the inspiration for the concluding chapter in his novel.

Cast

May McAvoy as Meg Mackenzie
Darrell Foss as Stephen Ware
Lincoln Stedman as Joe Dobbs
Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Dobbs
Charles Stanton Ogle as Donald Craig
Guy Oliver as Duncan Craig
Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Ware
Kathleen Kirkham as Beatrice Carlisle

Preservation status

A Homespun Vamp is now lost.^[5]

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: A Homespun Vamp at silentera.com
^ "A Homespun Vamp". afi.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ Janiss Garza (2016). "A-Homespun-Vamp - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "Reviews: A Homespun Vamp". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (13). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 63. March 25, 1922.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Homespun Vamp

External links

A Homespun Vamp at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: A Homespun Vamp at silentera.com

[2] "A Homespun Vamp". afi.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[3] Janiss Garza (2016). "A-Homespun-Vamp - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[Herald-4] "Reviews: A Homespun Vamp". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (13). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 63. March 25, 1922.

[5] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Homespun Vamp

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