The Custard Cup
1923, English. Directed by Herbert Brenon.
A New Happy Type of Story BRIGHT AS SUNSHINE! HAPPY AS BLUEBIRDS!
Mrs. Penfield, better known as Penzie, is one of the inhabitants of a tenement neighborhood known as "the Custard Cup" because of its oval shape. Penzie is a widow who lost both her husband and son in the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919. She has found fulfillment by taking in three orphans. One of the Custard Cup's other residents is a counterfeiter, and when the police are too hot on his trail, he leaves a package with Penzie and sets a boat aflame when he tries to destroy some phony bills. When the gang is rounded up, Penzie -- who has been looking for one of her adopted children -- is found at the hideout and arrested.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Herbert BrenonDirector
- Mary CarrMrs. Penfield
- Myrta BonillasGussie Bosley
- Miriam BattistaLettie
- Jerry DevineCrink
- Ernest McKayThad
- Peggy ShawLorene Percy
- Lisle LeighMrs. Percy
- Fred EsmeltonJeremiah Winston
- Henry SedleyFrank Bosley
- Louis HendricksAlderman Curry
- Edward BoringMr. Wopple
- Emily LorrainePerennial Prue
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1923
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- G. Marion Burton
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The Custard Cup runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Custard Cup is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Custard Cup isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1923. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Custard Cup?
The Custard Cup (1923) was directed by Herbert Brenon and stars Mary Carr, Myrta Bonillas, Miriam Battista.