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Purple Dawn
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4850 feet
Directed by Charles R. Seeling

Cast: Bert Sprotte [Red Carson], William E. Aldrich [Bob], James B. Leong [Quan Foo], Edward Piel (Edward Peil Sr.) [Wong Chang], Bessie Love [Mui Far], William Horne (William T. Horne) [Mr. Ketchell], Priscilla Bonner [Ruth Ketchell]

Charles R. Seeling Productions production; distributed by Aywon Film Corporation. / Scenario by Charles R. Seeling, from a screen story by Charles R. Seeling. Cinematography by Raymond Walker [?] and Vernon Walker (Vernon L. Walker)? Presented by Nathan Hirsh. / Premiered circa 10 May 1923 in New York, New York. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Chinese

Listing updated: 19 September 2008.

References: Website-AFI.