The Greater Glory

Genres

DramaWarRomance

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Fanny von Berg's engagement to Count Maxim von Hurtig is suddenly broken off and she is denounced by her family for a suspected indiscretion. When they are reduced to starvation by the war, the family members accept her earnings without acknowledging the source. As the hostess of a Viennese night club, Fanny becomes the mistress of a rich war profiteer. The Count, loving her still, prevents her from making further sacrifices for her or his people, and they find ultimate happiness in the prospect of a new life together. A lost film.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

02 May 1926

Country

United States of America

Cast

Conway Tearle

Count Maxim von Hurtig

Anna Q. Nilsson

Fanny

May Allison

Corinne

Ian Keith

Pauli Birbach

Lucy Beaumont

Tante Ilde

Jean Hersholt

Gustav Schmidt

Nigel De Brulier

Dr. Hermann von Berg

Bridgetta Clark

Mitzi von Berg

John St. Polis

Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

Marcia Manon

Kaethe Eberhardt

Edward Earle

Otto Steiner

Virginia Southern

Liesel Steiner

Isabelle Keith

Anna Birbach - Pauli's Wife

Kathleen Chambers

Irma von Berg - the Stepmother

Hale Hamilton

Leon Krum

Cora Macey

Marie

Carrie Daumery

Countess von Hurtig

Thurston Fairfax

Theodore von Hurtig (as Thur Fairfax)

Boris Karloff

Scissors Grinder

George A. Billings

Cross Bearer (as George Billings)

Bess Flowers

Helga

Marcelle Corday

Maid

Billy Seay

Gusel Von Berg

Virginia Davis

Resi

Mary Jane Milliken

Elsie Eberhardt - Little Girl

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