1916 She Was Some Vampire

She was a beach vampire. Moranti, one of her discarded lovers, sells pencils and shoestrings for a living, and another of her lovers is the owner of a peanut stand. Moranti finds his lovely ideal on the beach one day and pleads with her to accept his love, but she flouts him and goes to the stand of Heinie, and while he makes love to her she eats his peanuts. Detective Binks has a wife and two children, but is inclined to flirt. He is taking his two kids out for an airing and they beg for peanuts. He comes up to the stand and, pulling out a large roll of bills, starts to get them a sack. The vampire sees the roll and sets her cap for him at once. Binks is not so bashful, either. He and the vamp, find a deserted spot on the beach and sit beside a boat. While the kids are playing in the sand the vampire uses all her arts on Binks. They make a date for the next day, which the little Binks overhear. Heinie and Moranti see the vampire's fresh prey and resolve to revenge themselves. They plot dire things. Next day, as the appointed hour draws near, Binks prepares to meet the vampire. His wife notices his indifference to her, and after Binks leaves she learns from the children that father has a date to meet a woman on the beach. She dresses in her best and sets out for the scene of activity. Lillian is parading the beach and the two ex-lovers, mistaking her, rush her to a nearby boat. They row out to the sea and dump her overboard, believing they have forever rid the world of a wicked woman. One of the children has seen the abduction, and rescues his mother. He takes her to where the appointment was made and Binks and the vampire are found. The vampire is unmasked and all is serene.