The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
Leo Peret has a small quiet tobacco shop in Greenwich Village. Edward Livingston, a wealthy young clubman and man-about-town, occupies frequently ostensibly to buy cigarettes but in reality to talk to the daughter Jeannette, and he's soon in love with the shop girl.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Lillian Gish as Jeannette Peret |
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Robert Harron as Edward Livingston |
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David Butler as Mr. Le Bebe |
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Peaches Jackson as Miss Peaches |
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Adolph Lestina as Leo Peret |
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Elmo Lincoln as The American Soldier |
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Edward Peil Sr. as The German Officer |
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Kate Bruce as Jeannette's Aunt |
| Writing | Stanner E.V. Taylor | Writer |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Writing | Lillian Gish | Story |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |