Film

Life's Greatest Question

1921 · 50m · Drama

A Hot Blooded Story of the Men and Women of the Far North; Love of a Sort, and Battles Between Men for the Glance of a Woman's Eyes!

Looking through the window of a little Northern Woods church John Carver watches Nan, the woman he once loved become the wife of Julio Cumberland, the most prosperous citizen in the village. Pursued by Mountie Private Dick Osborne, of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, who loves Nan's new stepdaughter Dorothy, recognizes John and takes Nan aside to warn her. Julio reacts to this aggressively attacking Dick and leaving him unconscious. Later Nan is found dead, and suspicion points to the officer as her murderer until John is captured and admits his guilt when Dorothy prevails upon him to save the happiness.

Roy Stewart

Pvt. Dick Osborne

Louise Lovely

Nan Cumberland

Harry von Meter

Julio Cumberland

Dorothy Revier

Dorothy Cumberland

Eugene Burr

John Carver

• Harry RevierDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Walter MontagueStory

Release date

December 10, 1921

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama

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