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A Beggar in Purple
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5483 feet
Directed by Edgar Lewis

Cast: Leonard C. Shumway (Lee Shumway) [John Hargrave], Charles Arling [Roger Winton Sr.], Stanhope Wheatcroft [Roger Winton Jr.], Betty Brice [Irene Foster], Ruth King [Margaret Carlisle], Stanton Heck [Grogan], Dorothea Wolbert [Mrs. Grogan], Ernest Butterworth [Danny Grogan], Louis Fitzroy [Calvin Reed], William F. Moran [secretary], Fred C. Jones [Paul Lambert], A.B. Millet (Arthur Millett) [Doctor Sinclair]

Edgar Lewis Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / From the novel A Beggar in Purple by Andrew Soutar. Cinematography by Edward C. Earle. Presented by Edgar Lewis. / © 20 October 1920 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LU15688]. Released 7 November 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 14 December 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.