The Inside of the Cup (film)

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Directed by Albert Capellani
Screenplay byAlbert Capellani
George DuBois Proctor
Based on The Inside of the Cup
by Winston Churchill
Starring William P. Carleton
David Torrence
Edith Hallor
John Bohn
Marguerite Clayton
Richard Carlyle
Margaret Seddon
Cinematography Allen G. Siegler
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • January 16, 1921 (1921-01-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Inside of the Cup is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and written by Albert Capellani and George DuBois Proctor based upon the best-selling novel of the same name by Winston Churchill. The film stars William P. Carleton, David Torrence, Edith Hallor, John Bohn, Marguerite Clayton, Richard Carlyle and Margaret Seddon. The film was released on January 16, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "The Inside of the Cup". afi.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. "The Inside of the Cup (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.89 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Inside of the Cup