The Purple Cipher Trailer (1920)

11 October 1920 Drama, Crime, Mystery

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 as Leonard Staunton

Vola Vale as Jeanne Baldwin

Ernest Shields as Jack Baldwin

Allan Forrest as Alan Fitzhugh

Henry A. Barrows as Frank Condon

Goro Kino as Hop Lee

Frank M. Seki as Wong Foo

Arthur Redden

Crew

Chester Bennett Director

Murray Leinster Story

J. Grubb Alexander Writer

Jack MacKenzie Director of Photography

Albert E. Smith Presenter

International Titles

The Purple Hieroglyph Trailer

International Releases Dates

United States 11 October 1920

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

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