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The Greatest Question poster

The Greatest Question Cast & Characters

1919 · 1h 20m 61 Audience
Public Domain Movies Watch On Public Domain Movies
Starring Cast
L
Lillian Gish
Nellie Jarvis
R
Robert Harron
Jimmie Hilton
R
Ralph Graves
John Hilton Jr.
E
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Hilton
G
George Fawcett
Mr. Hilton
J
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Cain
Key crew
Director
D.W. Griffith
Screenplay
Stanner E.V. Taylor
Based on
William Hale
Producers
D.W. Griffith
Cinematography
Billy Bitzer
Editor
James Smith

Full cast

7 cast members
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
Katherine Albert

Crew by department

6 crew members

Writing

William Hale
Novel
Stanner E.V. Taylor
Writer