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The Deep Purple (1915)

The Deep Purple poster
Directed by
James Young
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and a man are caught in a romantic drama based on a play from 1910. The story involves love and conflict set in early 20th century America.

melodramaticromantictheatricalperiodstagedsentimentalstraightforward

What happens

The Deep Purple is a lost 1915 silent 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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