The Greatest Question (1919)
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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Lillian Gish
as Nellie Jarvis
as Nellie Jarvis
Robert Harron
as Jimmie Hilton
as Jimmie Hilton
Ralph Graves
as John Hilton Jr.
as John Hilton Jr.
Eugenie Besserer
as Mrs. Hilton
as Mrs. Hilton
George Fawcett
as Mr. Hilton
as Mr. Hilton
Josephine Crowell
as Mrs. Cain
as Mrs. Cain
Katherine Albert
as
as
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D.W. Griffith
Director
Director
James Smith
Editor
Editor
Stanner E.V. Taylor
Writer
Writer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith
Producer
Producer
William Hale
Novel
Novel
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