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The Purple Cipher (1920)

Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Silent Film  |   Sub-Genres - Silent Feature, Silent Film  |   Release Date - Oct 11, 1920  |   Run Time - 50 min.  |  
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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).

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Themes

Espionage | Family Relationships | Heists

Tags

Brooklyn, Murder Will Out, Tale, Torchy Blane

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Alternate Titles

The Purple Cipher
GB, US
The Purple Hieroglyph
US