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The Greatest Thing in Life

Dec 22, 1918 · 1h 0m
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Romance

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Lillian Gish
Jeannette Peret
Robert Harron
Edward Livingston
David Butler
Mr. Le Bebe
Peaches Jackson
Miss Peaches
Adolph Lestina
Leo Peret
Elmo Lincoln
The American Soldier
Edward Peil Sr.
The German Officer
Kate Bruce
Jeannette's Aunt
Directed by D.W. Griffith

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Artcraft Pictures Corporation
Country
US

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