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The Purple Lily
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by [?] George Kelson and/or Fred A. Kelsey?

Cast: Kitty Gordon [Marie Burguet], Frank Mayo [James Caldwell], Muriel Ostriche [Ruth Caldwell], Charles Wellesley [Sir Philip Bradley], Clay Clement [Frank Farnsworth], Henry West [Jean], Howard Kyle [the curé], John Dudley [the doctor], Carl Axzelle [Emile]

World Film Corporation production; distributed by World Film Corporation [World Pictures Ready-Made]. / From the story “Devil's Dive” by Archer McMackin (Archer MacMackin). Cinematography by Louis Ostland and Lucien Tainguy. / Released 22 April 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 February 2023.

References: Website-IMDb.