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The Greater Glory (1926)
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. A lost film.
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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. A lost film.
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Genre:Drama, War, Romance
Written By:June Mathis, June Mathis
In Theaters:5/2/1926
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:First National Pictures
Cast
Curt Rehfeld
Director
Conway Tearle
Count Maxim von Hurtig
Anna Q. Nilsson
Fanny
May Allison
Corinne
Ian Keith
Pauli Birbach
Lucy Beaumont
Tante Ilde
Jean Hersholt
Gustav Schmidt
Nigel De Brulier
Dr. Hermann von Berg
Bridgetta Clark
Mitzi von Berg
John St. Polis
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
Marcia Manon
Kaethe Eberhardt
Edward Earle
Otto Steiner
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