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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Lillian Gish as Nellie Jarvis |
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Robert Harron as Jimmie Hilton |
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Ralph Graves as John Hilton Jr. |
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Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Hilton |
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George Fawcett as Mr. Hilton |
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Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cain |
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Katherine Albert as |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Editing | James Smith | Editor |
| Writing | Stanner E.V. Taylor | Writer |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Writing | William Hale | Novel |
