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The Greatest Thing in Life

19181h MovieDramaWarRomance

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.

DirectorD.W. Griffith
WritersD.W. Griffith·Stanner E.V. Taylor
ProducerD.W. Griffith

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Cast · Directed by D.W. Griffith

LGLillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Jeannette Peret
RHRobert Harron
Robert Harron
Edward Livingston
DBDavid Butler
David Butler
Mr. Le Bebe
PJPeaches Jackson
Peaches Jackson
Miss Peaches
ALAdolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina
Leo Peret
ELElmo Lincoln
Elmo Lincoln
The American Soldier
ESEdward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
The German Officer
KBKate Bruce
Kate Bruce
Jeannette's Aunt

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