One Increasing Purpose
1927, English. Directed by Harry Beaumont.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Harry BeaumontDirector
- Edmund LoweSlim Paris
- Lila LeeElizabeth Glade
- Holmes HerbertCharles Paris
- May AllisonLinda Travers Paris
- Lawford DavidsonDr. Byrne
- Emily FitzroyMrs. Andiron
- Huntley GordonAndrew Paris
- George IrvingMr. Glade
- Josef SwickardOld Gand
- Jane NovakAlice Paris
- Nicholas SoussaninJule
- Frank ElliottCast
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1927
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Bradley King
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One Increasing Purpose isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1927. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed One Increasing Purpose?
One Increasing Purpose (1927) was directed by Harry Beaumont and stars Edmund Lowe, Lila Lee, Holmes Herbert.