The Greatest Question (1919)

  • NR
  • 12/27/1919 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 20m

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.

D.W. Griffith

Director

Stanner E.V. Taylor

Writer

William Hale

Novel

Cast

Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Nellie Jarvis
Robert Harron's headshot

Robert Harron

Jimmie Hilton
Ralph Graves's headshot

Ralph Graves

John Hilton Jr.
Eugenie Besserer's headshot

Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Hilton
George Fawcett's headshot

George Fawcett

Mr. Hilton
Josephine Crowell's headshot

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cain
Katherine Albert's headshot

Katherine Albert

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