The Purple Highway Explained

The Purple Highway is a lost^[1] 1923 American 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.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Madge Kennedy as April Blair
• Monte Blue as Edgar Prentice aka Edgar Craig
• Vincent Coleman as Dudley Quail
• Pedro de Cordoba as Joe Renard
• Dore Davidson as Manny Bean
• Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Carney
• William H. Tooker as Mr. Quail
• Winifred Harris as Mrs. Quail
• John W. Jenkins as Shakespeare Jones
• Charles Kent as Mr. Ogilvie

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8484/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Purple Highway
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30, The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=9024 Dear Me as produced on Broadway at the Theatre Republic, January 17, 1921, 138 performances; IBDb.com