Movie: The Greater Glory

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Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle

Count Maxim von Hurtig

Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson

Fanny

May Allison
May Allison

Corinne

Ian Keith
Ian Keith

Pauli Birbach

Lucy Beaumont
Lucy Beaumont

Tante Ilde

Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt

Gustav Schmidt

Nigel De Brulier
Nigel De Brulier

Dr. Hermann von Berg

Bridgetta Clark
Bridgetta Clark

Mitzi von Berg

John St. Polis
John St. Polis

Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

Marcia Manon
Marcia Manon

Kaethe Eberhardt

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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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    1926-05-02

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