Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers - The Purple Mask – Ep. 13, Reel 1
Written and co-directed by its star, Grace Cunard, THE PURPLE MASK serial chronicles the adventures of a masked female avenger who steals from wealthy and corrupt individuals in order to give to the needy, continually evading and sometimes rescuing, her male nemesis Detective Kelly. Patsy Montez (aka, the Purple Mask) brawls with men, rescues Kelly, scales a building, infiltrates a high-society party and summons an aeroplane.
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