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A Beggar in Purple

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Poverty-stricken John Hargrave is forced to beg employment from rich mill owner Roger Winton in order to save his sick mother's life. Winton refuses to help, and when Hargrave's mother dies, he swears revenge. Eighteen years pass and…

DirectorEdgar Lewis
WriterAndrew Soutar
ProducerEdgar Lewis

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Cast · Directed by Edgar Lewis

LSLee Shumway
Lee Shumway
John Hargrave
CACharles Arling
Charles Arling
Winton Sr.
SWStanhope Wheatcroft
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Roger Winton Jr.
BBBetty Brice
Betty Brice
Irene Foster
RKRuth King
Ruth King
Margaret Carlisle
SHStanton Heck
Stanton Heck
Grogan
DWDorothea Wolbert
Dorothea Wolbert
Mrs. Grogan
EB
Ernest Butterworth
Danny Grogan
LF
Louis Fitzroy
Calvin Reed
WM
William F. Moran
Secretary
FJ
Fred C. Jones
Paul Lambert
AM
Arthur Millett
Dr. Sinclair

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A Beggar in Purple hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 26, 1920. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.