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The Greatest Question

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The Greatest Question — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • December 27, 1919
  • Runtime
  • 80 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • D.W. Griffith

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The Greatest Question — Cast

Lillian Gish photo Lillian Gish Nellie Jarvis Robert Harron photo Robert Harron Jimmie Hilton Ralph Graves photo Ralph Graves John Hilton Jr. Eugenie Besserer photo Eugenie Besserer Mrs. Hilton George Fawcett photo George Fawcett Mr. Hilton Josephine Crowell photo Josephine Crowell Mrs. Cain Katherine Albert

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