The Deep Purple (1915 film)
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| Directed by | James Young |
| Produced by | Peerless Productions |
| Starring | Clara Kimball Young Milton Sills |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Distributed by | World Film Corporation |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Deep Purple is a lost[1] 1915 film directed by James Young. The film stars Clara Kimball Young and Milton Sills, and was remade in 1920 again titled The Deep Purple by director Raoul Walsh.[2][3]
The film is based on a 1910 play, written by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mizner, produced on Broadway in 1911, starring Richard Bennett.[4][5]
This is the first film of actress Esther Ralston, then 13 years old, who has a bit role.
Cast
[edit]- Clara Kimball Young - Doris Moore
- Edward Kimball - Rev. William Moore
- Milton Sills - William Lake
- Mae Hopkins - Ruth Lake
- Mrs. E.M. Kimball - Mrs. Lake
- William J. Ferguson - 'Pop' Clark
- Grace Aylesworth - 'Fresno' Kate Fallon
- Crauford Kent - Harry Leland
- Frederick Truesdell - Inspector Bruce
- DeWitt Jennings - Gordon Laylock
- Walter Craven - Pat Connelly
unbilled cast
- Esther Ralston - Bit, Angel
- Bert Starkey - Bit
References
[edit]- ^ The Clara Kimball Young Page: The Deep Purple; by Greta de Groat
- ^ The Deep Purple at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Deep Purple
- ^ "Amusements". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. September 27, 1910. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Play Of Crooks Seen At The Lyric". The New York Times. New York, New York. January 10, 1911. p. 4 – via NYTimes.com.
External links
[edit]- The Deep Purple at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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Categories:
- 1915 films
- Films directed by James Young
- American films based on plays
- American silent feature films
- 1915 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- World Film Company films
- Lost American drama films
- 1915 lost films
- English-language drama films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s drama film stubs