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The Greatest Question
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1919 film by D. W. Griffith, Stanner E.V. Taylor
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6.1Young Nellie Jarvis, daughter of a wandering couple, witnesses the murder of a woman by a man and his wife. Years later, "Little Miss Yes'm", as Nellie is known, returns to the area as an orphan. Locals Mr. and Mrs. Hilton, though poverty stricken, take her into their family. Fully integrated with the loving Hiltons, she wishes to relieve them of their financial strain. Nellie travels to a nearby farmhouse to gain employment from depraved Martin Cain and his paranoid wife.
Released: 1919-12-2780 minDir: D.W. GriffithDrama
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Nellie Jarvis
- Robert Harron as Jimmie Hilton
- Ralph Graves as John Hilton Jr.
- Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Hilton
- George Fawcett as Mr. Hilton
- Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cain
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Screenwriter
- Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Cast member
- Josephine Crowell
- Producer
- Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Production company
- First National Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Billy Bitzer
- Duration
- 80
- Image
- Gish And Harron The Greatest Question.jpg
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- publication date
- 1919-01-01
- title
- The Greatest Question
- distributed by
- First National Pictures
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
- Commons category
- The Greatest Question
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