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The Greatest Question

1919 · 1h 20m · Drama · United States of America

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.

Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Written by
Stanner E.V. Taylor
Based on the novel by
William Hale
Starring
Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Ralph Graves, Eugenie Besserer
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