The Great Moment (1921 film)

The Great Moment (1921 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Great Moment
(1921)


image_size =
caption = Original U.S. Poster
director = Sam Wood
producer = Jesse L. Lasky
writer = Monte M. Katterjohn Elinor Glyn
starring = Gloria Swanson Alec B. Francis Milton Sills
music =
cinematography = Alfred Gilks
editing =
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = September 4, fy|1921
runtime =
country = United States
language = Silent film
English intertitles
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0012238

"The Great Moment" is a 1921 drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson, Alec B. Francis and Milton Sills.

Plot summary

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.

External links

*imdb title|id=0012238|title=The Great Moment


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