The Deep Purple (1920 film)

The Deep Purple

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Directed by Raoul Walsh
Produced by Raoul Walsh
Written by Wilson Mizner and Paul Armstrong (play)
Earle Browne (adaptation, scenario)
Starring Miriam Cooper
Helen Ware
Cinematography Jacques Bizeul
Distributed by Mayflower Photoplay Company
Release dates
  • May 2, 1920
Running time
6 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Deep Purple is a 1920 American silent crime drama film directed by Raoul Walsh from a play co-written by Wilson Mizner and Paul Armstrong. The picture stars Miriam Cooper and Helen Ware and is a remake of a the 1915 film The Deep Purple. The survival status of the 1920 film is classified as unknown,[1] which suggests that it is a lost film.

Plot

A country girl goes to New York City and struggles when she falls into the clutches of the various denizens of the underworld.[2]

Cast

References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Deep Purple at SilentEra
  2. "The Deep Purple: Fine Adaption of Famous Melodrama". Motion Picture News (New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.) 21 (21): 4229. May 15, 1920. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

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