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The Purple Cipher

Oct 11, 1920
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Crime
Drama
Mystery

PLOT

Jeanne Baldwin, Leonard Staunton, Alan Fitzhugh and Jack Baldwin are guided on a tour of underground dens in Chinatown by Hop Lee. During their trip, Wang Foo abducts Jeanne, and she and her companions are rescued through the intervention of private detective Frank Condon. Three months later, Fitzhugh is missing, supposedly murdered by the Chinese. Jack Baldwin is threatened, poisoned and his body disappears. Next, a threat against Jeanne is received by Staunton. To save her life, he is to meet the blackmailers at a bay in the harbor. Enlisting the aid of a submarine, Staunton captures the three conspirators, who turn out to be the missing victims in the case, led by Condon. The three had planned the escapade to extort money from Staunton. The mystery thus resolved, Staunton and Jeanne are married. A lost film.

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CAST

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
Directed by Chester Bennett

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Country
US
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