The Great Moment (1921 film)
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by | Monte Katterjohn (scenario) |
| Story by | Elinor Glyn |
| Starring |
Gloria Swanson Alec B. Francis Milton Sills |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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70 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
The Great Moment is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson, Alec B. Francis and Milton Sills. The film is now considered lost though a fragment still exists and is preserved at the BFI National Archive.
Sir Edward Pelham, who has married a Russian Gypsy, fears that his daughter will follow in her mother's footsteps and arranges a marriage with her cousin, whom she does not love. During a trip to Nevada with her father, she meets engineer Bayard Delavel, who saves her life when she is bitten by a snake; when her father finds her with Bayard in his cabin, he forces them to marry. Believing that Nadine does not love him, Delavel leaves her and prepares to sue for divorce. In Washington, Nadine is reconciled with her father and agrees to marry Hopper, a millionaire; she meets Delavel on the night of her engagement ball, however, and the lovers are reunited.
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