The Greatest Question (1919)
80 min
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.
- Release date
- December 27, 1919
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Nellie Jarvis
- Robert Harron as Jimmie Hilton
- Ralph Graves as John Hilton Jr.
- Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Hilton
- George Fawcett as Mr. Hilton
- Tom Wilson as Uncle Zeke
- George Nichols as Martin Cain
- Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cain
- Katherine Albert
Crew
- D.W. Griffith · Director
- William Hale · Writer
- Stanner E.V. Taylor · Writer
- D.W. Griffith · Producer
- G.W. Bitzer · Cinematographer
- James Smith · Editor