The Cup of Life

Aug 7, 1921

1h 0m

★ 0.0

A Thrilling Story of the Pearl Smugglers of Old Singapore

Overview

Infamous Singapore smuggler Bully Brand possess a beautiful pearl necklace that is desired by Chinese merchant Chan Chang for his daughter Pain, a young white girl he had adopted. Warren Bradford, Brand's ward, returns from college and falls in love with Chang's daughter.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Thomas H. Ince Corporation

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Cast

Roy Bradley or Warren Bradford

Niles Welch

Pain

Madge Bellamy

'Bully' Brand

Hobart Bosworth

Chan Chang

Tully Marshall

Larry Donovan

Monte Collins

Mollie

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