The Great Moment

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The Great Moment

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Directed by Sam Wood
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Written by Monte M. Katterjohn
Elinor Glyn
Starring Gloria Swanson
Alec B. Francis
Milton Sills
Cinematography Alfred Gilks
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) September 4, 1921
Country Flag of United States United States
Language Silent film
English intertitles
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The Great Moment is a 1921 drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson, Alec B. Francis and Milton Sills.

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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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