The Greatest Thing in Life

The Greatest Thing in Life

60 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Dec. 22, 1918

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.

The Greatest Thing in Life

60 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Dec. 22, 1918

The Greatest Thing in Life
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.
Producers Artcraft Pictures Corporation
Original title The Greatest Thing in Life
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Stanner E.V. Taylor, D.W. Griffith, Lillian Gish

Cast

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