The Greater Glory is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Curt Rehfeld. The film starred Conway Tearle and Boris Karloff.[1] The Greater Glory is sometimes listed as The Viennese Medley, the title of Edith O'Shaughnessy's novel of which the film is based.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[2] 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.
Cast
- Conway Tearle as Count Maxim von Hurtig
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Fanny
- May Allison as Corinne
- Ian Keith as Pauli Birbach
- Lucy Beaumont as Tante Ilde
- Jean Hersholt as Gustav Schmidt
- Nigel De Brulier as Dr. Hermann von Berg
- Bridgetta Clark as Mitzi, his wife
- John St. Polis as Professor Leopold Eberhardt (credited as John Sainpolis)
- Marcia Manon as Kaethe, his wife
- Edward Earle as Otto Steiner
- Virginia Southern as Liesel, his wife
- Isabelle Keith as Anna, Pauli's wife
- Kathleen Chambers as Irma von Berg, the stepmother
- Hale Hamilton as Leon Krum
- Cora Macey as Marie
- Carrie Daumery as Countess von Hurtig
- Thur Fairfax as Theodore von Hurtig
- Boris Karloff as Scissors Grinder
- George A. Billings as Cross Bearer (as George Billings)
- Bess Flowers as Helga
- Marcelle Corday as Maid
- Virginia Davis as Resi
- Florence Lawrence
- Mary Jane Milliken as Elsie Eberhardt - Little girl
- Billy Seay as Gusel Von Berg
- Louise Emmons (uncredited)
Preservation
With no complete prints of The Greater Glory located in any film archives, it is a lost film. A fragment survives at The George Eastman House.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Greater Glory". silentera.com. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ Simmons, Michael L. (May 1, 1926). "Box Office Review: The Greater Glory". Exhibitors Daily Review. 19 (34). New York City: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 16. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Greater Glory at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926
- ^ The Greater Glory at American Silent Feature Film Survival Database
External links
- The Greater Glory at IMDb
- Still at silenthollywood.com
- Still at www.valentinovamp.com