Cousin Kate (film) explained

Cousin Kate
Director:	Lucille McVey
Producer:	Albert E. Smith
Starring:	Alice Joyce Gilbert Emery
Cinematography:	Joseph Shelderfer
Distributor:	Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime:	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 1903 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

External links

• • • Coming attractions lantern slide to the film

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4459/default.html 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. http://www.stanford.edu/~gdegroat/AJ/reviews/ck.htm Cousin Kate at the Alice Joyce Webpage; by Greta deGroat