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The Cup of Life (1915)

Directed by Thomas H. Ince, Raymond B. West

Drama · 50m

Sisters Helen and Ruth Fiske work in a department store and live in an East Side tenement. While Ruth is satisfied with her "regular fellow," a mechanic, Helen yearns for fine clothes, wealth, and attention. Ruth marries the mechanic and they struggle for a modest existence. Helen leaves her squalor to be the mistress of wealthy John Ward, despite Ruth's pleas. As the years pass, Helen goes from one man to the next, looking for more luxuries. When James Kellerman, who really loves her, proposes, she laughs at him.

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Cast

Bessie Barriscale Helen Fiske Enid Markey Ruth Fiske Charles Ray John Ward Frank Borzage Dick Ralston
A
Arthur Maude Jack Jordon J. Barney Sherry James Kellerman Louise Glaum Irene Bullard Harry Keenan John Standing Howard Hickman Higsby Jerome Storm Sam Dugan

Crew

Director
Thomas H. Ince, Raymond B. West
Writer
William H. Clifford, Thomas H. Ince, C. Gardner Sullivan

Details

Release date
1915-04-26
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
New York Motion Picture