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1916 film by James Young
The Deep Purple
Directed byJames Young
Produced byPeerless Productions
StarringClara Kimball Young
Milton Sills
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Distributed byWorld Film Corporation
Release dates
  • January 11, 1915 (1915-01-11)
  • December 4, 1916 (1916-12-04) (re-released)
Running time5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Deep Purple is a lost 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.

The film is based on a 1910 play, written by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mizner, produced on Broadway in 1911, starring Richard Bennett.

This is the first film of actress Esther Ralston, then 13 years old, who has a bit role.

Cast

unbilled cast

References

  1. The Clara Kimball Young Page: The Deep Purple; by Greta de Groat
  2. The Deep Purple at silentera.com
  3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Deep Purple
  4. "Amusements". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. September 27, 1910. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "New Play Of Crooks Seen At The Lyric". The New York Times. New York, New York. January 10, 1911. p. 4 – via NYTimes.com.

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