The Purple Dawn
6 /10 1 Votes6
Screenplay Charles R. Seeling Producer Charles R. Seeling | Director Charles R. Seeling Story by Charles R. Seeling Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date May 10, 1923 (1923-05-10) (U.S.) Writer Charles R. Seeling (screenplay), Charles R. Seeling (story) Initial release May 10, 1923 (New York City) Cast (Red Carson), (Mui Far), Edward Peil - Sr (Wong Chang), (Ruth Ketchell), James B Leong (Quan Foo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Purple Dawn is a 1923 silent romantic drama film that was produced, written, and directed by Charles R. Seeling. It stars Bessie Love, Bert Sprotte, and William E. Aldrich.
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Plot
In San Francisco's Chinatown, Mui Far (Love), a Chinese-American girl, falls in love with a young white sailor (Aldrich), who is robbed when he attempts to deliver a package of opium. The sailor meets a white girl in the country, and falls in love with her. The original owners of the opium think that the sailor stole the opium, and kidnap him and his new sweetheart. Mui Far is heartbroken, but rescues the sailor and his new sweetheart. She then commits suicide by walking into San Francisco Bay at dawn.
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Reception
The film received good reviews, although the scene where the hero receives a beating was deemed "far too brutal to please the eye."
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