''A Homespun Vamp'' is a 1922 American silent

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directed by Frank O'Connor and written by Harvey F. Thew and Hector Turnbull. The film stars May McAvoy, Darrell Foss, Lincoln Stedman,

Josephine Crowell Josephine Bonaparte CrowellSlide, Anthony (1973). The Griffith Actresses'. South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes. pp. 22, 24. . (January 11, 1859– July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 fil ...

, Charles Stanton Ogle, Guy Oliver and Helen Dunbar. The film was released on February 12, 1922, by

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, 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 Darrell Foss (born Darrell Burton Foss; March 24, 1892 – September 15, 1962) was a film actor. He had a leading role in films including in ''The Loyalty of Taro San'', a Triangle Film Corporation production, and opposite May Allison in at ...

as Stephen Ware * Lincoln Stedman as Joe Dobbs *

as Mrs. Dobbs * Charles Stanton Ogle as Donald Craig * Guy Oliver as Duncan Craig * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Ware *

Kathleen Kirkham Kathleen Kirkham Woodruff (April 15, 1895 – November 7, 1961) was an American actress on stage and in silent films. Career Kathleen Kirkham was born on April 15, 1895, to Mrs. L.B. Kirkham, who was a stage actress prior to her marriage. Kirk ...

as Beatrice Carlisle

Preservation status

''A Homespun Vamp'' is now lost.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''A Homespun Vamp''
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* 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films Lost American drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1922 lost films English-language drama films Films directed by Frank O'Connor 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub