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The Great Moment

The Great Moment

SEP 3, 1921 · 70 MIN · DIR. SAM WOOD

Drama

Sir Edward Pelham, married to a Romani Russian, fears that his daughter will follow in her mother's footsteps and arranges a marriage with her cousin, whom she does not love. During a trip to Nevada with her father, she meets engineer Bayard Delavel, who saves her life when she is bitten by a snake; when her father finds her with Bayard in his cabin, he forces them to marry. Believing that Nadine does not love him, Delavel leaves her and prepares to sue for divorce. A lost film.

Cast

  • Gloria Swanson

    Gloria Swanson

    Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham

  • Alec B. Francis

    Alec B. Francis

    Sir Edward Pelham

  • Milton Sills

    Milton Sills

    Bayard Delaval

  • Frank Butler

    Frank Butler

    Eustace

  • Raymond Blathwayt

    Lord Crombie

  • Helen Dunbar

    Helen Dunbar

    Lady Crombie

  • Julia Faye

    Julia Faye

    Sadi Bronson

  • Clarence Geldart

    Clarence Geldart

    Bronson

  • Ann Grigg

    Blenkensop

  • Arthur Stuart Hull

    Arthur Stuart Hull

    Howard Hopper

Crew

Story

Elinor Glyn

Director of Photography

Alfred Gilks