The Greatest Thing in Life

Summary Jeannette Peret, daughter of a cigar-store owner, leaves her Greenwich Village home for France in hopes of finding there the love which eludes her at home. She becomes enamored of le Bebe, a giant of a vegetable peddler, but his unsophisticated ways disillusion her. Edward Livingston, a wealthy young man from home who had spurned Jeannette, now turns up and realizes the error of his ways. But he, too, has a great flaw, and only the outbreak of war , ironically, is able to lead Jeannette to a peaceful conclusion to her quest. View more details

The Greatest Thing in Life

Directed : D.W. Griffith

Written : Stanner E.V. Taylor D.W. Griffith Lillian Gish

Stars : Robert Harron David Butler Lillian Gish Adolph Lestina

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Genres : Drama Romance War

Release date : Dec 7, 1918

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Production companies : Artcraft Pictures Corporation

Summary Jeannette Peret, daughter of a cigar-store owner, leaves her Greenwich Village home for France in hopes of finding there the love which eludes her at home. She becomes enamored of le Bebe, a giant of a vegetable peddler, but his unsophisticated ways disillusion her. Edward Livingston, a wealthy young man from home who had spurned Jeannette, now turns up and realizes the error of his ways. But he, too, has a great flaw, and only the outbreak of war , ironically, is able to lead Jeannette to a peaceful conclusion to her quest. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance War

Release date : Dec 7, 1918

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Production companies : Artcraft Pictures Corporation

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