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The Deep Purple (1920)

The subtle plots and schemes of the money-mad crooks who operate in the throbbing White Light District. And a Girl-lovely-wholesome-innocent-trusting. Why should she be there?

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Raoul Walsh

Synopsis

Doris Moore is a country girl who is conned by two crooks, Harry Leland and Pop Clark. They convince the naive girl to come with them to New York City and play the badger game on William Lake. But the intervention of Kate Fallon, who runs the gang's New York home, saves the innocent and traps the guilty. Instead of tricking Lake, Doris marries him.

Actors

Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Doris Moore
Helen Ware
Helen Ware
Kate Fallon
Vincent Serrano
Vincent Serrano
Harry Leland
William J. Ferguson
William J. Ferguson
Pop Clark
Stuart Sage
Stuart Sage
William Lake
William B. Mack
William B. Mack
Gordon Laylock
Lincoln Plumer
Lincoln Plumer
Connelly
Ethel Hallor
Ethel Hallor
Flossie
Lorraine Frost
Lorraine Frost
Phyllis Lake
Louise Mackintosh
Louise Mackintosh
Mrs. Lake

Crews

Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
Director
Earle Browne
Earle Browne
Writer
Paul Armstrong
Paul Armstrong
Theatre Play
Wilson Mizner
Wilson Mizner
Theatre Play

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