The Cup of Life (1915)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Thomas H. Ince, Raymond B. West

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

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

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