The Deep Purple is a lost 1915 film directed by James Young from a play written by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mizner. The film stars Clara Kimball Young and Milton Sills, and was remade in 1920 again titled The Deep Purple by director Raoul Walsh.

The film is based on a 1910 play, produced on Broadway in 1911 starring Catherine Calvert.

The Deep Purple (1915 film)

This is the first film of actress Esther Ralston, then 13 years old, who has a bit role.

The Deep Purple (1915 film)

Cast

Clara Kimball Young - Doris Moore

Edward Kimball - Rev. William Moore

Milton Sills - William Lake

Mae Hopkins - Ruth Lake

Mrs. E.M. Kimball - Mrs. Lake

William J. Ferguson - 'Pop' Clark

Grace Aylesworth - 'Fresno' Kate Fallon

Crauford Kent - Harry Leland

Frederick Truesdell - Inspector Bruce

DeWitt Jennings - Gordon Laylock

Walter Craven - Pat Connelly

unbilled cast

Esther Ralston - Bit, Angel

Bert Starkey - Bit

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1915 films

Films directed by James Young

American films based on plays

American silent feature films

1915 drama films

Silent American drama films

American black-and-white films

World Film Company films

Lost American drama films

1915 lost films

English-language drama films

1910s American films

1910s English-language films

The Deep Purple (1915 film)