Cousin Kate (1921 film)

Cousin Kate
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Directed by Lucille McVey (aka Mrs. Sidney Drew)
Produced by Albert E. Smith
Written by Lillian Case Russell (adaptation)
Based on Cousin Kate
by Hubert Henry Davies
Starring Alice Joyce
Gilbert Emery
Cinematography Joseph Shelderfer
Distributed by Vitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • January 1921 (1921-01)
Running time
 50 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Cousin Kate is a lost[1] 1921 American drama film produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a play by Hubert Henry Davies. On the Broadway stage Ethel Barrymore made the role of Kate Curtis her own and was identified with it for many years. This film version was directed by a relative of Barrymore's, Lucille McVey, who was the second wife of Barrymore's uncle Sidney Drew. Alice Joyce stars in this film version.[2][3]

Cast

  • Alice Joyce as Kate Curtis
  • Gilbert Emery as Heath Desmond
  • Beth Martin as Amy Spencer
  • Inez Shannon as Mrs. Spencer
  • Leslie Austin as Reverend James Bartlett
  • Freddie Verdi as Bobby
  • Frances Miller as Jane (billed as Frances Miller Grant)
  • Henry Hallam as Bishop

References

  1. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Cousin Kate
  2. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  3. ↑ Cousin Kate at the Alice Joyce Webpage; by Greta deGroat


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