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The Case of Cherry Purcelle (1914)

The Case of Cherry Purcelle poster
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A silent film from 1914 about a criminal with a cocaine addiction. The story stars Alec B. Francis as the villain and Belle Adair. It was directed by George L. Sargent.

old-fashioneddramaticslow-pacedmysteriousstiffsilentstaged

What happens

The Case of Cherry Purcelle és una pel·lícula muda produïda per l'Éclair America estrenada el 7 de gener de 1914, dirigida per George L. Sargent a partir d'una història titulada “The Cleverest Woman in the World” que Arthur Stringer va publicar al Hampton Magazine. Els actors principals eren Alec B. Francis i Belle Adair. Alec B. Francis va rebre molt bones crítiques pel seu rol de malfactor cocaïnòman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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