| The Great Moment | |
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original American poster |
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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 | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
The Great Moment is a 1921 drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson, Alec B. Francis and Milton Sills. Swanson's first of many features for director Sam Wood. A lost film.[1]
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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.