The Purple Highway

Aug 5, 1923

1h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Kenma Corporation

The Purple Highway Trailers

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Cast

April Blair

Madge Kennedy

Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig

Monte Blue

Dudley Quail

Vincent Coleman

Joe Renard

Pedro de Cordoba

Manny Bean

Dore Davidson

Mrs. Carney

Emily Fitzroy

Mr. Quail

William H. Tooker

Mrs. Quail

Winifred Harris

Shakespeare Jones

John W. Jenkins

Mr. Olgivie

Charles Kent

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