The Chalice | Shevard Goldstein | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

Set in some affluent, edwardian part of the United States, a father congratulates his son on graduating from Harvard. The father soberly points out to the son that a certain tradition must follow, a tradition dating back through the family, a tradition dating back to Sir Charles. The son must drink from a chalice.. This short film is a forgotten masterpiece of climax comedy. Written by L.James Herbert and edited by Gregory Pike.

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Credits

producer

Bryant Ewing

production company

Ultramedia Productions

director

Shevard Goldstein

Duration

00:03:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013658

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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