The Deep Purple (1920 film)
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Art director William Cameron Menzies Duration | Director Raoul Walsh Genres Drama, Crime Fiction Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent (English intertitles) Release date May 2, 1920 (1920-05-02) Writer Paul Armstrong (play), Earle Browne, Wilson Mizner (play) Cast Miriam Cooper, Helen Ware, Ethel Hallor Similar movies Related Raoul Walsh movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 the 1915 film The Deep Purple. It is not known whether the 1920 film currently survives.
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As described in a film magazine, country village maiden Doris Moore (Cooper) listens intently to the wooing of Harry Leland (Serrano), a crook who is in the neighborhood with Pop Clark (Ferguson), another professional crook. Believing in his promise of marriage, Doris goes with Harry and Pop when they return to the city. Kate Fallon (Ware), a boarding house keeper, protects Doris from Harry, but she becomes involved in a plot to rob William Lake (Sage), a wealthy westerner. Doris swings around to the right side when she meets William and love springs into being. The crooks are defeated in their designs and William and Doris are then brought into happiness.
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The Deep Purple (1920 film) WikipediaThe Deep Purple (1920 film) IMDb