1919
5.9 (13 votes)
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
First National Pictures
The Greatest Question
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writer: Stanner E.V. Taylor
Producer: D.W. Griffith
Director of Photography: Billy Bitzer
Top Cast
Lillian Gish
Nellie Jarvis
Robert Harron
Jimmie Hilton
Ralph Graves
John Hilton Jr.
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Hilton
George Fawcett
Mr. Hilton
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Cain
