The Greater Glory

1926 film

The Greater Glory

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Directed by| Curt Rehfeld
Written by| June Mathis (scenario)
Based on| The Viennese Medley
by Edith O'Shaughnessy
Produced by| First National Pictures
Starring| Conway Tearle
Anna Q. Nilsson
Cinematography| John W. Boyle
Arthur Martinelli
Edited by| George McGuire
Distributed by| Associated First National

Release date

* May 2, 1926 (1926-05-02)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)
Swedish film poster

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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* Boris Karloff filmography

## References

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1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Greater Glory". silentera.com. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ The Greater Glory at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926
4. ^ The Greater Glory at American Silent Feature Film Survival Database

## External links

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