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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).
Original Release
10/11/1920
US Release
10/11/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Earle Williams | Leonard Staunton |
| Vola Vale | Jeanne Baldwin |
| Ernest Shields | Jack Baldwin |
| Allan Forrest | Alan Fitzhugh |
| Henry A. Barrows | Frank Condon |
| Goro Kino | Hop Lee |
| Frank M. Seki | Wong Foo |
| Arthur Redden |
Directors
Writers
Murray Leinster, J. Grubb Alexander
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Earle Williams | Leonard Staunton |
| Vola Vale | Jeanne Baldwin |
| Ernest Shields | Jack Baldwin |
| Allan Forrest | Alan Fitzhugh |
| Henry A. Barrows | Frank Condon |
| Goro Kino | Hop Lee |
| Frank M. Seki | Wong Foo |
| Arthur Redden |
