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| The Purple Dress | |
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| Directed by | Martin Justice |
| Written by | Fred R. Buckley O. Henry (story) |
| Produced by | Broadway Star Feature Company |
| Starring | Agnes Ayres Adele DeGarde Edward Earle Evart Overton Bernard Siegel |
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Running time | 2 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Purple Dress is a 1918 two reel silent short film, directed by Martin Justice. [1]
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