The Purple Cipher (1920)

10/11/1920 (US) CrimeDramaMystery
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Overview

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.

  1. Chester Bennett

    Director

  2. Murray Leinster

    Story

  3. J. Grubb Alexander

    Writer

Top Billed Cast

  1. Earle Williams

    Earle Williams

    Leonard Staunton

  2. Vola Vale

    Vola Vale

    Jeanne Baldwin

  3. Ernest Shields

    Ernest Shields

    Jack Baldwin

  4. Allan Forrest

    Allan Forrest

    Alan Fitzhugh

  5. Henry A. Barrows

    Henry A. Barrows

    Frank Condon

  6. Goro Kino

    Hop Lee

  7. Frank M. Seki

    Wong Foo

  8. Arthur Redden

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Original Language English

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