The Purple Highway (1923)
1h 10m
Running Time
August 5, 1923Release Date
Plot.
Two inmates and a cleaning girl at a home for struggling artists achieve success and fame when they pool their talents and produce a smash hit Broadway musical. Edgar ( Monte Blue ), the playwright, is in love with April ( Madge Kennedy ), the ex- leading lady, but she doesn't discover that she loves him until it's almost too late.
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Cast & Crew.
Madge Kennedy
April Blair
Monte Blue
Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig
Vincent Coleman
Dudley Quail
Pedro de Cordoba
Joe Renard
Dore Davidson
Manny Bean
Emily Fitzroy
Mrs. Carney
William H. Tooker
Mr. Quail
Winifred Harris
Mrs. Quail
John W. Jenkins
Shakespeare Jones
Charles Kent
Mr. Olgivie
Henry Kolker
Director
Hale Hamilton
Theatre Play
Luther Reed
Theatre Play
Rufus Steele
Adaptation
Henry Cronjager
Director of Photography
George Webber
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
manhattan, new york city
lost film
based on play or musical
Wiki.
The Purple Highway is a lost 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.