''Cousin Kate'' is a lost 1921 American drama film produced and released by the

Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...

. It is based on a 1903 play by

Hubert Henry Davies Hubert Henry Davies (17 March 1869 – 17 August 1917) was a leading British playwright and dramatist of the early 20th century, following in the tradition of Arthur Wing Pinero and Henry Arthur Jones, but influenced profoundly by Thomas Will ...

. On the Broadway stage

Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarde ...

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.''Cousin Kate'' at the Alice Joyce Webpage; by Greta deGroat
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Plot

Cast

* Alice Joyce as Kate Curtis *

Gilbert Emery Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle (June 11, 1875 – October 28, 1945), known professionally as Gilbert Emery, was an American actor who appeared in over 80 movies from 1921 to his death in 1945. He was also a playwright, author of seven Broadway pla ...

as Heath Desmond *Beth Martin as Amy Spencer *

Inez Shannon Zyllah Inez Shannon was an American actress who performed on stage and screen. In one of her theatrical roles she portrayed an intellectually advanced child. Biography Zyllah Inez Shannon was born in Missouri, to a family with six generations of ...

as Mrs. Spencer *

Leslie Austin Leslie Austin (21 November 1885 – May 1974) was an English actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1915 and 1930. He was born in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city o ...

as Reverend James Bartlett *Freddie Verdi as Bobby *

Frances Miller Frances Miller (sometimes credited as Frances Grant or Frances Miller Grant) was an American actress who worked extensively during Hollywood's silent era. Like many black actresses of her time, she was often cast in " mammy" roles. Biography ...

as Jane (billed as Frances Miller Grant) *

Henry Hallam Henry Hallam (9 July 1777 – 21 January 1859) was an English historian. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he practised as a barrister on the Oxford circuit for some years before turning to history. His major works were ''View of th ...

as Bishop

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