The Greater Glory(1926)
A story of Vienna following World War I, in which the butchers became millionaires and the aristocrats became beggars, told against a background of mother-love and sacrifice.
Movie: The Greater Glory
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Count Maxim von Hurtig
Fanny
Corinne
Pauli Birbach
Tante Ilde
Gustav Schmidt
Dr. Hermann von Berg
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
Kaethe Eberhardt
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A story of Vienna following World War I, in which the butchers became millionaires and the aristocrats became beggars, told against a background of mother-love and sacrifice.
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1926-05-02
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