The Cup of Life

1915
50m

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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, wealt... Read allSisters 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. Hele... Read allSisters 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... Read all

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- Thomas H. Ince
- Raymond B. West
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- Thomas H. Ince
- Raymond B. West
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Bessie Barriscale does some excellent work

A five reel feature, picturing again the old, old story of the right and wrong road for a woman to take. In this case the plot follows the lives of two shop girls. Ruth marries, but Helen chooses the paths of pleasure. The story deals chiefly with the latter's adventures, showing how she went from one man to another until she finally lost her charm and became hopelessly degraded. Bessie Barriscale does some excellent work in this role, and her makeups, showing the ravages of the passing years of sin, were very good. The production is strong throughout, with good settings, fine photography and a nicely balanced cast. - The Moving Picture World, April 17, 1915