The Greatest Question

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lillian Gish

Nellie Jarvis

Age : 99 | Popularity : 8%

Robert Harron

Jimmie Hilton

Age : 27 | Popularity : 5%

Ralph Graves

John Hilton Jr.

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Hilton

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

George Fawcett

Mr. Hilton

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cain

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Katherine Albert

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Billy Bitzer
Editing	Editor	James Smith
Directing	Director	D.W. Griffith
Production	Producer	D.W. Griffith
Writing	Writer	Stanner E.V. Taylor
	Novel	William Hale
Department	Role	Name

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