The Greatest Thing in Life

December. 22,1918      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A lost film. Leo Peret has a small quiet tobacco shop in Greenwich Village. Edward Livingston, a wealthy young clubman and man-about-town, comes in frequently ostensibly to buy cigarettes but in reality to talk to the daughter Jeannette, and he is soon in love with the little shop girl. Leo is homesick for his native France, but lacks the funds to make the passage. Edward, learning of their plight, sends $1,000 with a note saying that the money is payment for a good deed. Leo accepts the money and he and Jeannette embark at once.

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

Reviews

Matialth
1918/12/22

Good concept, poorly executed.

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Frances Chung
1918/12/23

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Deanna
1918/12/24

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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Justina
1918/12/25

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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