The Purple Highway

1923 film by Henry Kolker

  • August 5, 1923 (1923-08-05)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Purple Highway is a lost[1] 1923 American comedy-drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Madge Kennedy. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1921 Broadway play, Dear Me, by Hale Hamilton and Luther Reed. Hamilton's wife Grace La Rue starred in the play version.[2][3]

Cast

  • Madge Kennedy as April Blair
  • Monte Blue as Edgar Prentice aka Edgar Craig
  • Vincent Coleman as Dudley Quail
  • Pedro de Cordoba as Joe Renard
  • Dore Davidson as Manny Bean
  • Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Carney
  • William H. Tooker as Mr. Quail
  • Winifred Harris as Mrs. Quail
  • John W. Jenkins as Shakespeare Jones
  • Charles Kent as Mr. Ogilvie

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Purple Highway
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30, The American Film Institute, c.1971
  3. ^ Dear Me as produced on Broadway at the Theatre Republic, January 17, 1921, 138 performances; IBDb.com

External links

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