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The Greatest Question (1919)

Overview

Young 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.
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D.W. Griffith profile
D.W. Griffith

Director

Cast

Lillian Gish profile
Lillian Gish

Nellie Jarvis

Robert Harron profile
Robert Harron

Jimmie Hilton

Ralph Graves profile
Ralph Graves

John Hilton Jr.

Eugenie Besserer profile
Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Hilton

George Fawcett profile
George Fawcett

Mr. Hilton

Josephine Crowell profile
Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cain

Katherine Albert profile
Katherine Albert

Lillian Gish profile
Lillian Gish

Nellie Jarvis

Robert Harron profile
Robert Harron

Jimmie Hilton

Ralph Graves profile
Ralph Graves

John Hilton Jr.

Eugenie Besserer profile
Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Hilton

George Fawcett profile
George Fawcett

Mr. Hilton

Josephine Crowell profile
Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cain

Katherine Albert profile
Katherine Albert

Extra

Release Date

December 27, 1919

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

First National Pictures logo

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