Kissing Cup's Race (1920 film)

Kissing Cup's Race is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gregory Scott and Clive Brook.^[1] It is based on the poem Kissing Cup's Race by Campbell Rae Brown.

Kissing Cup's Race
Directed by	Walter West
Written by	Campbell Rae Brown (poem) J. Bertram Brown Benedict James
Starring	Violet Hopson Gregory Scott Clive Brook
Production company	Hopson Productions
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	1920 (1920)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Bioscope described the film at the time as "probably the most exciting British racing film yet produced".^[2] In a slightly later review they said "The story is not complicated with the usual thrilling adventures, but nor has it the simplicity of Campbell Rae Brown's famous recitation; while many of the details are even less convincing than in the average turf drama. It is only in the technique of the racing scenes that there is any exceptional skill".^[3]

Cast

• Violet Hopson as Constance Medley
• Gregory Scott as Lord Hilhoxton
• Clive Brook as Lord Rattlington
• Arthur Walcott as John Wood
• Philip Hewland as Vereker
• Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Corrington
• Joe Plant as Bob Doon

References

1. BFI.org
2. "Kissing Cup's Race". The Bioscope. 27 January 1921. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. "Kissing Cup's Race". The Bioscope. 3 February 1921. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

External links

• Kissing Cup's Race at IMDb
• Poem by Campbell Rae Brown on which the film was based