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The Cup of Life (1915)
50 min | Drama

The Cup of Life (1915)

50 min | Drama

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 ...See moreSisters 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. Finally, Helen returns from Europe embittered that she no longer commands the attention of men. She tries to win Kellerman back, but her phony coyness contrasts with the natural innocence of the woman he is about to marry. When Helen sees Ruth in her pretty cottage, with two children, and still in love, she despairs for her own future. Her subsequent suffering is eased only by alcohol, drugs and cigarettes--which hasten her death. Written by Pamela Short See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Bessie Barriscale Helen Fiske Helen Fiske See fewer	Rose of the Rancho (1914)
Enid Markey Ruth Fiske Ruth Fiske See fewer	Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Charles Ray John Ward John Ward See fewer	The Girl I Loved (1923)
Frank Borzage Dick Ralston Dick Ralston See fewer	7th Heaven (1927)
Arthur Maude Jack Jordon Jack Jordon See fewer	The Lure (1933)
J. Barney Sherry James Kellerman James Kellerman See fewer	A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)
Louise Glaum Irene Bullard Irene Bullard See fewer	Sex (1920)
Harry Keenan John Standing John Standing See fewer	The Strength of Donald McKenzie (1916)
Howard Hickman Higsby (as Howard C. Hickman) Higsby (as Howard C. Hickman) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Jerome Storm Sam Dugan Sam Dugan See fewer	Some Pun'kins (1925)