Connecting to Ultra HD Stream...
Optimizing video buffer nodes.
Use the volume speaker bar inside the video player frame.
Click [CC] inside the video player to switch in-stream captions.
A Beggar in Purple
(1920)“A virile drama of the whirlpool of Wall Street, a man's faith, a woman's trust, and a revelation”
Synopsis
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.
Top Billed Cast
Lee Shumway
John Hargrave
Charles Arling
Winton Sr.
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Roger Winton Jr.
Betty Brice
Irene Foster
