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''The Magic Cup'' is a
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The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Magic Cup''
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E. Lloyd Sheldon E. Lloyd Sheldon (May 27, 1886 – January 24, 1957) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and film editor. He wrote for more than 40 films from 1916 to 1942. He also produced 19 films from 1927 to 1939. He was born in Springfield, Ma ...
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Constance Binney Constance Binney (June 28, 1896 – November 15, 1989) was an American stage and film actress and dancer. Biography Born in New York City, Binney was educated at Westover School, a private college preparatory boarding school for girls in M ...
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Vincent Coleman Vincent Coleman (February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s. Biography Born in Louisiana, Coleman began his acting career while still a young boy; tourin ...
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Blanche Craig Blanche Craig (January 6, 1866 – September 23, 1940) was an American actress. Biography Blanche Craig was born on January 6, 1866, in Cutler, Maine. She appeared in films such as '' The City of Illusion'' (1916), '' The Accidental Honeymoon' ...
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Plot

Every time Mary Mallory needs money she pawns a silver cup which her mother left to her. The Patrician, a crook, tells Abe the pawn broker, that Mary must be the granddaughter of Lord Fitzroy, an Irish nobleman. One of the crooks impersonates Fitzroy and Mary is established in a beautiful Long Island home as the long lost granddaughter. Bob, a reporter known to Mary in her dishwasher days, falls in love with her but is suspicious of her "relatives". He cables to Ireland and the real Fitzroy arrives. He recognizes the butler as his son, but at his request Mary never knows that he is her father. The man dies, Mary pleads for the freedom of the crooks and then goes back to Ireland with Bob and her real grandfather.


Cast

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Constance Binney Constance Binney (June 28, 1896 – November 15, 1989) was an American stage and film actress and dancer. Biography Born in New York City, Binney was educated at Westover School, a private college preparatory boarding school for girls in M ...
as Mary Malloy *
Vincent Coleman Vincent Coleman (February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s. Biography Born in Louisiana, Coleman began his acting career while still a young boy; tourin ...
as Bob Norton *
Blanche Craig Blanche Craig (January 6, 1866 – September 23, 1940) was an American actress. Biography Blanche Craig was born on January 6, 1866, in Cutler, Maine. She appeared in films such as '' The City of Illusion'' (1916), '' The Accidental Honeymoon' ...
as Mrs. Nolan *
William H. Strauss William H. Strauss (June 13, 1885 – August 5, 1943) was an American film actor active in the 1920s and 1930s. A character actor he appeared in a variety of supporting roles. By 1928, Strauss had acted on stage and screen for more than 30 y ...
as Abe Timberg *Charles Mussett as Peter Venner *J.H. Gilmour as The Patrician *Malcolm Bradley as 'Paste' Parsons *Cecil Owen as The Derelict


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* * 1921 films American silent feature films Films directed by John S. Robertson American black-and-white films Lost American films American adventure films 1921 adventure films 1921 lost films Lost adventure films 1920s American films Silent adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub