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The Purple Cipher

1920 | 50 min | Mystery

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The Purple Cipher

1920Chester Bennett

Synopsis

The Purple Cipher is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Ernest Shields. Shot by Vitagraph at the company's Brooklyn studios, it was based on the short story The Purple Hieroglyph by Murray Leinster. The story was adapted twice more in the sound era as Murder Will Out (1930) and Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939).

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Credits

Director
Chester Bennett
Screenplay
J. Grubb Alexander
Director of Photography
Jack MacKenzie
Country
United States
Studios
Vitagraph Studios

Cast · 7

GK

Goro Kino

FM

Frank M. Seki

Henry A. Barrows

Henry A. Barrows

Allan Forrest

Allan Forrest

ES

Ernest Shields

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