| 词条 | The Unknown Purple |
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| name = The Unknown Purple | image = The-unknown-purple-newspaper-ad.JPG | alt = | caption = Newspaper ad for The Unknown Purple | film name = | director = Roland West{{sfn|Willis|1985|p=17}} | producer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based on = | starring = {{plainlist|
| music = | cinematography = Oliver T. Marsh{{sfn|Willis|1985|p=17}} | editing = Alfred A. Cohn{{sfn|Soister|2004|p=30}} |production companies = Carlos Productions{{sfn|Willis|1985|p=17}} | distributor = Truart Film Corporation{{sfn|Soister|2004|p=30}} | released = {{film date|1923|10|}} | runtime = 92 minutes{{sfn|Soister|2004|p=30}} | country = | language = | budget = | gross = }}The Unknown Purple is a lost[1] 1923 American silent science fiction film, written and directed by Roland West.[2] PlotAfter his release from prison, an inventor develops an eerie purple light that renders him invisible, enabling him to seek revenge on his unfaithful wife and his crooked business partner. ProductionFilm historian Scott MacQueen cited "The Vanishing Men", a treatment West had targeted for film in 1921 as the inspiration for the film.{{sfn|Soister|2004|p=31}} The film was adapted from a stage play which was written by Roland West and Carlyle Moore.{{sfn|Willis|1985|p=17}} Comedian Johnny Arthur made his feature-length debut in The Unknown Purple.{{sfn|Soister|2004|p=35}} Cast
ReleaseThe Unknown Purple was released in October 1923.{{sfn|Soister|2004|p=30}} ReceptionIn a contemporary review, Variety described the film as an "exceptionally well-made picture - among the best of its type - a mystery."{{sfn|Willis|1985|p=17}} The review praised the photography of Oliver Marsh and the acting by Henry Walthall and Alice Lake.{{sfn|Willis|1985|p=17}} References1. ^[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10164/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Unknown Purple] 2. ^The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Unknown Purple Notes
|editor-last=Willis |editor-first=Donald |title=Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews |publisher=Garland Publishing Inc. |isbn=0-8240-6263-9 |year=1985 |ref=harv }}
|last=Soister |first=John T. |title=Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s |publisher=McFarland |isbn=0786417455 |year=2004 |ref=harv }} External links
9 : 1923 films|American films|American black-and-white films|American films based on plays|American silent feature films|Films directed by Roland West|1920s science fiction films|Lost American films|American science fiction films |
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