One Increasing Purpose

{{short description|1927 film by Harry Beaumont}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = One Increasing Purpose | image = One Increasing Purpose - scene - 1927 newspaper.jpg | alt = | caption = Contemporary publicity photo for the film | director = Harry Beaumont | producer = | screenplay = Bradley King | based_on = {{based on|''One Increasing Purpose''|A. S. M. Hutchinson}} | starring = Edmund Lowe Lila Lee Holmes Herbert May Allison Huntley Gordon Lawford Davidson | music = | cinematography = Rudolph J. Bergquist | editing = | studio = Fox Film Corporation | distributor = Fox Film Corporation | released = {{Film date|1927|1|2}} | runtime = 80 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''One Increasing Purpose''''' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Bradley King. It is based on the 1925 novel ''One Increasing Purpose'' by A. S. M. Hutchinson. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Lila Lee, Holmes Herbert, May Allison, Huntley Gordon and Lawford Davidson. The film was released on January 2, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499911/one-increasing-purpose |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812083224/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499911/One-Increasing-Purpose/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |title=One Increasing Purpose (1927) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/one-increasing-purpose-v104849 |title=One Increasing Purpose (1927) - Harry Beaumont |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/11133 |title=One Increasing Purpose |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref>

==Plot== A man returns to England having fought in the British Army during World War I. He finds both his problems are having difficulties with their marriages and sets out to help them and others.

==Cast== *Edmund Lowe as Slim Paris *Lila Lee as Elizabeth Glade *Holmes Herbert as Charles Paris *May Allison as Linda Travers Paris *Huntley Gordon as Andrew Paris *Lawford Davidson as Dr. Byrne *Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Andiron *George Irving as Mr. Glade *Josef Swickard as Old Gand *Jane Novak as Alice Paris *Nicholas Soussanin as Jule *Tom Maguire as Blinky *Gwynneth Bristowe as Mrs. Yeoman *J. Fisher White as Mr. Yeoman

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0018228|One Increasing Purpose}}

Category:1927 films Category:1927 English-language films Category:American silent drama films Category:1927 drama films Category:Fox Film films Category:Films directed by Harry Beaumont Category:American silent feature films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1927 American films Category:Films based on British novels Category:Films set in England