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One Increasing Purpose

Stars Edmund Lowe as WWI veteran Slim Paris. Though most of his comrades died in battle, Paris returns home with nary a scratch. This convinces him that his life has a "greater purpose" in the scheme of things, so he sets about to find that purpose.

1h 20m1927TMDb 10.0

Drama

English

Crew and Cast

Harry BeaumontHarry BeaumontDirectorEdmund LoweEdmund LoweSlim ParisLila LeeLila LeeElizabeth GladeHolmes HerbertHolmes HerbertCharles ParisMay AllisonMay AllisonLinda Travers ParisLawford DavidsonLawford DavidsonDr. ByrneEmily FitzroyEmily FitzroyMrs. AndironHuntley GordonHuntley GordonAndrew ParisGeorge IrvingGeorge IrvingMr. GladeJosef SwickardJosef SwickardOld GandJane NovakJane NovakAlice Paris
Nicholas SoussaninJuleFrank ElliottFrank Elliott
Tom MaguireBlinky
Gwynneth BristoweMrs. YeomanJ. Fisher WhiteJ. Fisher WhiteMr. Yeoman (as Fisher White)Pat SomersetPat Somerset

Storyline

Stars Edmund Lowe as WWI veteran Slim Paris. Though most of his comrades died in battle, Paris returns home with nary a scratch. This convinces him that his life has a "greater purpose" in the scheme of things, so he sets about to find that purpose.

  • Fox Film Corporation

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Info

Status
Released
Released
2 January 1927
Runtime
1h 20m
TMDB score
10.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Harry Beaumont
Writers
Bradley King, A.S.M. Hutchinson
Studios
Fox Film Corporation
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English