The Purple Highway (1923)
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.
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Madge KennedyApril Blair
Monte BlueEdgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig
Vincent ColemanDudley Quail
Pedro de CordobaJoe Renard
Dore DavidsonManny Bean
Emily FitzroyMrs. Carney
William H. TookerMr. Quail
Winifred HarrisMrs. QuailJohn W. JenkinsShakespeare Jones
Charles KentMr. OlgivieKeywords
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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityManhattan New York CityDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference268361Actor preference260455 · 180026 · 372202Country preferenceUs
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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.