The Crystal Cup Explained

The Crystal Cup
Director:	John Francis Dillon
Producer:	Henry Hobart
Screenplay:	Gerald Duffy Mort Blumenstock
Starring:	Dorothy Mackaill Rockliffe Fellowes Jack Mulhall Clarissa Selwynne
Cinematography:	James Van Trees
Studio:	Henry Hobart Productions
Distributor:	First National Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Crystal Cup is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Gerald Duffy and Mort Blumenstock. It is based on the 1925 novel The Crystal Cup by Gertrude Atherton. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Rockliffe Fellowes, Jack Mulhall, Clarissa Selwynne, Jane Winton, and Edythe Chapman. The film was released on October 16, 1927, by First National Pictures.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Dorothy Mackaill as Gita Carteret
• Rockliffe Fellowes as John Blake
• Jack Mulhall as Geoffrey Pelham
• Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Pleyden
• Jane Winton as Polly Pleyden
• Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Carteret
• Yvonne Pelletier as Gita Carteret as a child

Preservation

With no prints of The Crystal Cup located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Crystal Cup (1927) - Overview . TCM.com . June 13, 2018.
2. Web site: Hal Erickson . The Crystal Cup (1927) - John Francis Dillon . AllMovie . June 13, 2018.
3. Web site: The Crystal Cup . Catalog.afi.com . March 22, 2024.
4. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: The Crystal Cup . March 22, 2024 . Library of Congress.