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The Greatest Question 1919 Directed by D.W. Griffith

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Gnere Drama
Production Company First National Pictures
Release Date 27 December 1919
80 mins
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Lillian Gish Nellie Jarvis
Robert Harron Jimmie Hilton
Ralph Graves John Hilton Jr.
Eugenie Besserer Mrs. Hilton
George Fawcett Mr. Hilton
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