A Beggar in Purple
07/11/1920
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 Hargrave is now owner of a large paper mill, in competition with Winton. Hargrave and Winton's son, Roger Jr., are also rivals for the same woman, Irene Foster, who desires Winton's love but Hargrave's money. Winton, Sr., in an attempted takeover of Hargrave's stock, bribes labor agitators to create turmoil in Hargrave's plant. Hargrave discovers the plot, foils the scheme and discovers Irene's disloyalty. Although stricken with blindness because of the agitation in his life, Hargrave finds true love with his secretary, Margaret Carlisle. Once his sight is restored, he marries Margaret.
Movie Information
Lee Shumway
as John Hargrave
Charles Arling
as Winton Sr.
Stanhope Wheatcroft
as Roger Winton Jr.
Betty Brice
as Irene Foster
Ruth King
as Margaret Carlisle
Stanton Heck
as Grogan
Dorothea Wolbert
as Mrs. Grogan
Ernest Butterworth
as Danny Grogan
Louis Fitzroy
as Calvin Reed
William F. Moran
as Secretary
Fred C. Jones
as Paul Lambert
Arthur Millett
as Dr. Sinclair
