The Deep Purple (1915 film)

The Deep Purple
Directed byJames Young
Produced byPeerless Productions
StarringClara Kimball Young
Milton Sills
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Distributed byWorld Film Corporation
Release dates
  • January 11, 1915 (1915-01-11)
  • December 4, 1916 (1916-12-04) (re-released)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Deep Purple is a lost 1915 film directed by James Young. The film stars Clara Kimball Young and Milton Sills, and was remade in 1920 again titled The Deep Purple by director Raoul Walsh.

The film is based on a 1910 play, written by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mizner, produced on Broadway in 1911, starring Richard Bennett.

This is the first film of actress Esther Ralston, then 13 years old, who has a bit role.