# One Increasing Purpose

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{{short description|1927 film by Harry Beaumont}}
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{{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](/source/Harry_Beaumont)
| producer       = 
| screenplay     = [Bradley King](/source/Bradley_King_(screenwriter))
| based_on       = {{based on|''One Increasing Purpose''|[A. S. M. Hutchinson](/source/A._S._M._Hutchinson)}}
| starring       = [Edmund Lowe](/source/Edmund_Lowe)<br>[Lila Lee](/source/Lila_Lee)<br>[Holmes Herbert](/source/Holmes_Herbert)<br>[May Allison](/source/May_Allison)<br>[Huntley Gordon](/source/Huntley_Gordon)<br>[Lawford Davidson](/source/Lawford_Davidson)
| music          = 
| cinematography = Rudolph J. Bergquist
| editing        = 
| studio         = [Fox Film Corporation](/source/Fox_Film)
| 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](/source/silent_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) directed by [Harry Beaumont](/source/Harry_Beaumont) and written by [Bradley King](/source/Bradley_King_(screenwriter)). It is based on the 1925 novel ''One Increasing Purpose'' by [A. S. M. Hutchinson](/source/A._S._M._Hutchinson). The film stars [Edmund Lowe](/source/Edmund_Lowe), [Lila Lee](/source/Lila_Lee), [Holmes Herbert](/source/Holmes_Herbert), [May Allison](/source/May_Allison), [Huntley Gordon](/source/Huntley_Gordon) and [Lawford Davidson](/source/Lawford_Davidson). The film was released on January 2, 1927, by [Fox Film Corporation](/source/Fox_Film).<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](/source/British_Army) during [World War I](/source/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](/source/Edmund_Lowe) as Slim Paris
*[Lila Lee](/source/Lila_Lee) as Elizabeth Glade
*[Holmes Herbert](/source/Holmes_Herbert) as Charles Paris
*[May Allison](/source/May_Allison) as Linda Travers Paris
*[Huntley Gordon](/source/Huntley_Gordon) as Andrew Paris
*[Lawford Davidson](/source/Lawford_Davidson) as Dr. Byrne
*[Emily Fitzroy](/source/Emily_Fitzroy) as Mrs. Andiron
*[George Irving](/source/George_Irving_(American_actor)) as Mr. Glade
*[Josef Swickard](/source/Josef_Swickard) as Old Gand
*[Jane Novak](/source/Jane_Novak) as Alice Paris
*[Nicholas Soussanin](/source/Nicholas_Soussanin) as Jule
*Tom Maguire as Blinky
*Gwynneth Bristowe as Mrs. Yeoman
*[J. Fisher White](/source/J._Fisher_White) as Mr. Yeoman

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Harry Beaumont}}

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

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