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The Unknown Purple
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / [?] 6950 or 7800? feet
Directed by Roland West

Cast: Henry B. Walthall [Peter Marchmont, posing as Victor Cromport], Alice Lake [Jewel Marchmont], Stuart Holmes [James Dawson], Helen Ferguson [Ruth Marsh], Frankie Lee [Bobbie], Ethel Grey Terry [Mrs. Freddie Goodlittle], James Morrison [Leslie Bradbury], Johnny Arthur [Freddie Goodlittle], Richard Wayne [George Allison], Brinsley Shaw [Hawkins], Mike Donlin [Burton]

Carlos Productions production; distributed on State Rights basis by Truart Film Corporation. / Scenario by Roland West and Paul Schofield, from the play The Unknown Purple by Roland West and Carlyle Moore. Set decoration by Horace Jackson. Cinematography by Oliver T. Marsh. Film editor, Alfred A. Cohn. Intertitles written by Alfred A. Cohn. / © 8 December 1923 by Carlos Productions [LP19682]. Released [?] 8 May or October? 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Mystery.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 30 November 2023.

References: Edmonds-Todd p. 278 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.