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The City of Purple Dreams

19181h 10mMovieDrama

Miss Otis nearly hits a derelict with her car, and out of sympathy she gives him some money and advises him to "clean up and keep clean." Soon after, the derelict meets Esther, an anarchist who involves him in a plot to blackmail a banker.…

DirectorColin Campbell
WritersEdwin Baird·Gilson Willets
ProducerWilliam Nicholas Selig

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Cast · Directed by Colin Campbell

TSTom Santschi
Tom Santschi
Daniel Fitzhugh
BEBessie Eyton
Bessie Eyton
Kathlyn Otis
FBFritzi Brunette
Fritzi Brunette
Esther Strom
HLHarry Lonsdale
Harry Lonsdale
Henry Hunt
FC
Frank Clark
Symington Otis
ASAllan Sears
Allan Sears
Olaf Nikolay
LMLafe McKee
Lafe McKee
Pat Kelly
FHFred Huntley
Fred Huntley
Thomas Quigg
WSWilliam Scott
William Scott
Artie Sparkle
EBEugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer
CHCecil Holland
Cecil Holland

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The City of Purple Dreams — streaming FAQ

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The City of Purple Dreams 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 February 28, 1918. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.