The Purple Highway (1923)
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.
- Date of release
- 1923-08-05
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Henry Kolker
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
The Purple Highway is a lost 1923 American silent 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.
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